13 who has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us[a] to the kingdom of the Son he loves[b],

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:13 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Colossians 1:13 Literally “of his love”

13 God has saved us from the dark kingdom where Satan rules.[a] He has brought us into the kingdom of his Son, whom he loves.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:13 A place of light is a place where God rules. If we belong to God's kingdom, we live ‘in the light’. Any place where Satan rules is a dark place. Bad things happen in places like that.