New American Standard Bible 1995
Colossians 1:12-20
12giving thanks to 1the Father, who has qualified us 2to share in 3the inheritance of the 4saints in 5Light. 136For He rescued us from the 78domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of 910His beloved Son, 1411in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
1512He is the 13image of the 14invisible God, the 15firstborn of all creation. 16For 1617by 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 2122is before all things, and in Him all things 23hold together. 18He is also 24head of 25the body, the church; and He is 26the beginning, 27the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. 19For 28it was 29the Father’s good pleasure for all 30the 31fullness to dwell in Him, 20and through Him to 32reconcile all things to Himself, having made 33peace through 34the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, 35whether things on earth or things in 36heaven.
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 ↩
- 24. Colossians 1:18 Eph 1:22 ↩
- 25. Colossians 1:18 Eph 1:23; Col 1:24; 2:19 ↩
- 26. Colossians 1:18 Rev 3:14 ↩
- 27. Colossians 1:18 Acts 26:23 ↩
- 28. Colossians 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell ↩
- 29. Colossians 1:19 Eph 1:5 ↩
- 30. Colossians 1:19 John 1:16 ↩
- 31. Colossians 1:19 I.e. fullness of deity ↩
- 32. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
- 33. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
- 34. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
- 35. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
- 36. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
Commentaries on Colossians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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