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Colossians 1:12-21

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. 18He is alsoG2532 the 24headG2776 of 25the bodyG4983, the churchG1577; and He is 26the beginningG746, 27the firstbornG4416 from the deadG3498, soG2443 thatG2443 He HimselfG846 will comeG1096 to haveG4409 firstG4409 placeG4409 in everythingG3956. 19For 28it was 29the Father’s goodG2106 pleasureG2106 for allG3956 30the 31fullnessG4138 to dwellG2730 in Him, 20and throughG1223 Him to 32reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846, 33whetherG1535 things on earthG1093 orG1535 things in 34heavenG3772, having madeG1517 35peaceG1517 throughG1223 36the bloodG129 of His crossG4716.

21And although you were 37previouslyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in attitudeG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041,

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 1:12 Eph 2:18 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 1:12 Lit unto the portion of ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 1:12 Acts 20:32 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 1:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 1:12 Acts 26:18 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 1:13 Lit Who rescued ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 1:13 Lit authority ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 1:13 Eph 6:12 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 1:13 Lit the Son of His love ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 1:13 Eph 1:6 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 1:14 Rom 3:24 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 1:15 Lit Who is ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 1:15 2 Cor 4:4 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 1:15 John 1:1 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 1:15 Rom 8:29 ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 1:16 Or in ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:10 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:10 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:20f; Col 2:15 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 1:16 John 1:3; Rom 11:36; 1 Cor 8:6 ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 1:17 Or has existed prior to ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 1:17 John 1:1; 8:58 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 1:17 Or endure ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 1:18 Eph 1:22 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 1:18 Eph 1:23; Col 1:24; 2:19 ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 1:18 Rev 3:14 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 1:18 Acts 26:23 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 1:19 Eph 1:5 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 1:19 John 1:16 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 1:19 I.e., fullness of deity ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩

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