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Colossians 1:12-14
New International Version
Colossians 1:12-14
New International Version
12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,(A) who has qualified you[a] to share in the inheritance(B) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.(C) 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(D) and brought us into the kingdom(E) of the Son he loves,(F) 14 in whom we have redemption,(G) the forgiveness of sins.(H)
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- Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us
Colossians 1:12-14
English Standard Version
Colossians 1:12-14
English Standard Version
12 (A)giving thanks[a] to the Father, who has qualified you[b] to share in (B)the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He (C)has delivered us from (D)the domain of darkness and transferred us to (E)the kingdom of (F)his beloved Son, 14 (G)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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- Colossians 1:12 Or patience, with joy giving thanks
- Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us
Colossians 1:12-14
New King James Version
Colossians 1:12-14
New King James Version
12 (A)giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of (B)the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from (C)the power of darkness (D)and [a]conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 (E)in whom we have redemption [b]through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
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- Colossians 1:13 transferred
- Colossians 1:14 NU, M omit through His blood
Colossians 1:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Colossians 1:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 [a]giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light.(A) 13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.(B)
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- 1:12–14 A summary about redemption by the Father precedes the statement in Col 1:15–20 about the beloved Son who is God’s love in person (Col 1:13). Christians share the inheritance…in light with the holy ones, here probably the angels (Col 1:12). The imagery reflects the Exodus (delivered…transferred) and Jesus’ theme of the kingdom. Redemption is explained as forgiveness of sins (cf. Acts 2:38; Rom 3:24–25; Eph 1:7).
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