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Colossians 1:13
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God made us free from the power of darkness. And he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son.
He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
Which hath delivered vs from the power of dercknes and hath translated vs in to the kyngdome of his dere sone
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
God has freed us from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son.
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his beloved Son:
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,
It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us into the Kingdom of His dearly-loved Son,
Which delyueride vs fro the power of derknessis, and translatide in to the kyngdom of the sone of his louyng,
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
God rescued us from the dark power of Satan and brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son,
For He has rescued us and has drawn us to Himself from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;
He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son.
who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love:
He has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of the Son whom he loves.Ephesians 6:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; Hebrews 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9; 2 Peter 1:11;">[xr]
and hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,
and hath rescued us from the dominion of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son;
Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne,
For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,
God took us out of a life of darkness. He has put us in the holy nation of His much-loved Son.
He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,
Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne,
And has delivered us from the power of darkness, and brought us to the kingdom of his beloved Son:
Who hath rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
Who hath delyuered vs from the power of darcknesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare sonne.
He rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us safe into the kingdom of his dear Son,
He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
who has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
who delivered us out of the authority of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate [us] into the reign of the Son of His love,
Which hath delyuered vs fro the power of darknesse, & translated vs in to the kyngdome of his deare sonne
who has deliver'd you from the state of darkness, and has translated you into the kingdom of his beloved son.
God rescued us from dead-end alleys and dark dungeons. He's set us up in the kingdom of the Son he loves so much, the Son who got us out of the pit we were in, got rid of the sins we were doomed to keep repeating.
He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
For he has rescued us from a life of worthlessness and deemed us worthy and honorable. He did this through his Son.
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Who rescued us from the authority of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son of His love,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
delivered: Isaiah 49:24, Isaiah 49:25, Isaiah 53:12, Matthew 12:29, Matthew 12:30, Acts 26:18, Hebrews 2:14
the power: Luke 22:53, John 12:31, John 12:32, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Ephesians 4:18, Ephesians 5:8, Ephesians 6:12, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 John 2:8, 1 John 3:8
and: Luke 13:24, John 5:24, Romans 6:17-22, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, 2 Corinthians 6:17, 2 Corinthians 6:18, Ephesians 2:3-10, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, Titus 3:3-6, 2 Peter 1:11, 1 John 3:14
the kingdom: Psalms 2:6, Psalms 2:7, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 7:13, Daniel 7:14, Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 25:34, Romans 14:17, 1 Corinthians 15:23-25
his dear Son: Gr. the Son of his love, Isaiah 42:1, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 17:5, John 3:35, John 17:24, Ephesians 1:6
Reciprocal: Exodus 10:23 - but all Psalms 97:1 - Lord Proverbs 8:30 - I was daily Isaiah 49:9 - to the Zechariah 9:11 - I have Matthew 3:2 - for Matthew 6:10 - Thy kingdom Matthew 6:33 - the kingdom Matthew 12:18 - my beloved Matthew 12:26 - his Matthew 12:28 - then Mark 1:11 - Thou Mark 5:15 - him that Luke 3:22 - Thou art Luke 4:18 - to preach deliverance Luke 22:18 - until John 14:30 - the Acts 1:3 - speaking Romans 1:3 - his Son Galatians 4:5 - redeem Ephesians 2:13 - are Colossians 1:3 - praying Colossians 1:15 - the firstborn Colossians 2:7 - with 1 Thessalonians 5:4 - are 2 Timothy 2:26 - out 1 John 1:3 - with his
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness,.... That is, from the power of Satan; see Acts 26:18, who, though once an angel of light, is now darkness itself, and is reserved in chains of darkness; he is a ruler of the darkness of this world; his kingdom is a kingdom of darkness; and he blinds the minds of them that believe not, keeps them in darkness, and increases the natural darkness of their minds; he delights in works of darkness, and tempts men to them; and his everlasting state and portion will be blackness of darkness: his power over men, in a state of unregeneracy, which he usurps, and is suffered to exercise, is very great; he works effectually in them, and leads them captive at his will; and nothing less than the power of God, who is stronger than the strong man armed, can deliver out of his hands; and which is at least one part of the mercy for which thanks are here given; Acts 26:18- :; with the Jews, one of the names of Satan is חשך, "darkness" e. Moreover, the darkness of sin, ignorance, and unbelief, with which God's elect, while in a state of nature, are surrounded, and, as it were shut up and imprisoned, so that they have not the least spark of true spiritual light and knowledge, may be also meant; under the power of which they are to such a degree, that they know nothing of God in Christ, of the way of salvation by him, or of the work of the Spirit on their souls, or of the doctrines of the Gospel in an experimental manner; and so they continue, till, by an almighty power, they are turned from darkness to light; when, by powerful grace, they are plucked as brands out of the burning, and delivered from wrath to come, and from that utter darkness of misery and destruction their ways of sin and darkness led and exposed them to. This deliverance is wrought out for them in the effectual calling, when they are internally called, and powerfully brought out of this darkness, by introducing light into them, revealing Christ in them, causing the prince of darkness to flee from them, and the scales of darkness and blindness to fall from their eyes; and which is both an instance or the wonderful grace of God, and of his almighty power, and in which lies in part the saints' meetness for the inheritance; for these words are, in some sort, explanative of the former; for so long as a person is under the power of darkness, he cannot be meet for an inheritance which is in light: it follows, as another branch of this mercy, for which thanks are given,
and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son; not into the kingdom of glory; for though the saints are heirs of it, and rejoice in hope of it, they have not yet an entrance into it; which they will have abundantly when Christ shall introduce them into it, not only as his Father's, but as his own kingdom and glory: but the kingdom of grace is here meant, or that state of grace, light, and life, which such are brought into, when rescued out of Satan's hands, and recovered out of their former state of ignorance and infidelity; when they are by the drawings of the Father, by his powerful and efficacious grace, brought to Christ, and, in the day his power on their souls, are made willing to submit to his righteousness, and to embrace him as the alone Saviour and Redeemer, and be subject to him as King of saints, observing his commands, keeping his ordinances, and walking in his statutes and judgments with other saints, in a Gospel church state; which is Christ's kingdom here on earth, where he reigns as King over God's holy hill of Zion, being set there by his Father, from whom he has received this kingdom, and will deliver it to him, when it is complete and perfect. Now those whom Jehovah the Father snatches out of Satan's hands, and breaks in upon their souls with divine light and knowledge, he brings into such a state, and into this kingdom of Christ, who is called "his dear Son": or "the Son of his love"; or "his Son of love"; who being his Son by nature, of the same nature with him, and equal to him, always was, is, and will be, the object of his love, complacency, and delight; as he cannot be otherwise, since he is the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person; and even as this Son of his is in an office capacity, as the Mediator between God and man, he is his elect, in whom his soul delights; and he is always well pleased with all the chosen ones in him, who are the sons of God through him, and always beloved in him. This clause is added, partly to distinguish the kingdom of Christ, into which the saints are brought in this life, from the kingdom of the Father, or the ultimate glory they shall possess hereafter; and partly to express the security of the saints, and their continuance in the love of God, being in the kingdom, and under the care and government of the Son of his love; and also to make way for what the apostle has further to discourse concerning the person, office, and grace of Christ, in the following verses.
e Shirhashirim Rabba, fol. 25. 4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness - The power exerted over us in that dark kingdom to which we formerly belonged - the kingdom of Satan. The characteristic of this empire is darkness - the emblem of:
(1)Sin;
(2)Error;
(3)Misery and death.
Over us, by nature, these things had uncontrollable power; but now we are delivered from them, and brought to the enjoyment of the privileges of those who are connected with the kingdom of light. Darkness is often used to represent the state in which men are by nature; compare Luke 1:79; Acts 26:18; Rom 13:12; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 John 2:8.
And hath translated us - The word rendered here “translated” is often used in the sense of removing a people from one country to another; see Josephus, Ant. ix. 11. 1. It means, here, that they who are Christians have been transferred from one kingdom to another, as if a people were thus removed. They become subjects of a new kingdom, are under different laws, and belong to a different community. This change is made in regeneration, by which we pass from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light; from the empire of sin, ignorance, and misery, to one of holiness, knowledge, and happiness. No change, therefore, in a man’s life is so important as this; and no words can suitably express the gratitude which they should feel who are thus transferred from the empire of darkness to that of light.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 13. Delivered us from the power of darkness — Darkness is here personified, and is represented as having εξουσια, power, authority, and sway; all Jews and Gentiles, which had not embraced the Gospel, being under this authority and power. And the apostle intimates here that nothing less than the power of God can redeem a man from this darkness, or prince of darkness, who, by means of sin and unbelief, keeps men in ignorance, vice, and misery.
Translated us into the kingdom, c.] He has thoroughly changed our state, brought us out of the dark region of vice and impiety, and placed us in the kingdom under the government of his dear Son, υιου της αγαπης αυτου, the Son of his love the person whom, in his infinite love, he has given to make an atonement for the sin of the world.
