Colossians 1:13

Colossians 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
• New International Version (NIV)For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
• English Standard Version (ESV)He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
• New King James Version (NKJV)He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

Context of Colossians 1:13

11We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, 12always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. 15Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,

Colossians 1:13 word by word

ὃς ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ σκότους καὶ μετέστησεν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς ἀγάπης αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• hath deliveredῥύομαιrhuomai · to rescueG4506
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the powerὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• of darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hath translatedμεθίστημιmethistēmi methistanō · to moveG3179
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• dearἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207

Cross-references for Colossians 1:13

• Isaiah 49:24Who can snatch the plunder of war from the hands of a warrior? Who can demand that a tyrant let his captives go?
• Isaiah 53:12I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier, because he exposed himself to death. He was counted among the rebels. He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.
• Matthew 12:29For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’
• Hebrews 2:14Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.
• Luke 22:53Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there every day. But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns.”
• John 12:31The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
• Ephesians 4:18Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.
• Ephesians 5:8For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
• Ephesians 6:12For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
• 1 John 2:8Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.
• 1 John 3:8But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.
• Luke 13:24“Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.
• John 5:24“I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.

Commentaries on Colossians 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Delivered us from the power of darkness - Darkness is here personified, and is represented as having , 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Who 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 The apostle was constant in prayer, that the believers might be filled with the knowledge of God's will, in all wisdom. Good words will not do without good works. He who undertakes to give strength to his people, is a God of power, and of glorious power. The blessed Spirit is the author of this. In praying for spiritual strength, we are not straitened, or confined in the promises, and should not be so in our hopes and desires. The grace of God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13giving thanks to the Father: having humble gratitude to God for salvation gives powerful help to resist false teachings (see also 2:7; 3:17; 4:2). The inheritance is what God has promised his people (for example, see Deuteronomy 3:28; Psalm 33:12; Ezekiel 44:28). In the New Testament, the inheritance includes salvation and final rescue (see also Ephesians 1:11; Titus 3:7; Hebrews 9:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. from--Greek, "out of the power," out of the sphere in which his power is exercised. darkness--blindness, hatred, misery [Bengel]. translated--Those thus translated as to state, are also transformed as to character. Satan has an organized dominion with various orders of powers of evil (Ep 2:2; 6:12). But the term "kingdom" is rarely applied to his usurped rule (Mt 12:26); it is generally restricted to the kingdom of God. his dear Son--rather as Greek…Read the comment

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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