New American Standard Bible 1995
Colossians 1:12-17
12givingG2168 thanksG2168 to 1the FatherG3962, who has qualifiedG2427 us 2to shareG3310 in 3the inheritanceG2819 of the 4saintsG40 in 5LightG5457. 136For He rescuedG4506 us from the 78domainG1849 of darknessG4655, and transferredG3179 us to the kingdomG932 of 910His belovedG26 SonG5207, 1411in whomG3739 we haveG2192 redemptionG629, the forgivenessG859 of sinsG266.
1512He is the 13imageG1504 of the 14invisibleG517 GodG2316, the 15firstbornG4416 of allG3956 creationG2937. 16For 1617by Him allG3956 thingsG3956 were createdG2936, 18both in the heavensG3772 and on earthG1093, visibleG3707 and invisibleG517, whetherG1535 19thronesG2362 orG1535 dominionsG2963 orG1535 rulersG746 orG1535 authoritiesG1849--20allG3956 thingsG3956 have been createdG2936 throughG1223 Him and for Him. 17He 2122is beforeG4253 allG3956 thingsG3956, and in Him allG3956 thingsG3956 23holdG4921 togetherG4921.
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 ↩
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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