New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:12-17

12giving thanks to 1the Father, who has qualified us 2to share in 3the inheritance of the 4saints in 5Light. 13 6For He rescued us from the 7 8domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of 9 10His beloved Son, 14 11in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

15 12He is the 13image of the 14invisible God, the 15firstborn of all creation. 16For 16 17by Him all things were created, 18both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether 19thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--20all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17He 21 22is before all things, and in Him all things 23hold together.

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Notes

1. Colossians 1:12 Eph 2:18 ↩
2. Colossians 1:12 Lit unto the portion of ↩
3. Colossians 1:12 Acts 20:32 ↩
4. Colossians 1:12 Or holy ones ↩
5. Colossians 1:12 Acts 26:18 ↩
6. Colossians 1:13 Lit Who rescued ↩
7. Colossians 1:13 Lit authority ↩
8. Colossians 1:13 Eph 6:12 ↩
9. Colossians 1:13 Lit the Son of His love ↩
10. Colossians 1:13 Eph 1:6 ↩
11. Colossians 1:14 Rom 3:24 ↩
12. Colossians 1:15 Lit Who is ↩
13. Colossians 1:15 2 Cor 4:4 ↩
14. Colossians 1:15 John 1:1 ↩
15. Colossians 1:15 Rom 8:29 ↩
16. Colossians 1:16 Or in ↩
17. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:10 ↩
18. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:10 ↩
19. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:20f; Col 2:15 ↩
20. Colossians 1:16 John 1:3; Rom 11:36; 1 Cor 8:6 ↩
21. Colossians 1:17 Or has existed prior to ↩
22. Colossians 1:17 John 1:1; 8:58 ↩
23. Colossians 1:17 Or endure ↩

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