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Colossians 1:14-16
EasyEnglish Bible
Colossians 1:14-16
EasyEnglish Bible
14 God's Son, Jesus, paid the price for our sins and made us free. Yes, God has forgiven us.[a]
Who God's Son, Jesus Christ, is
15 We cannot see God. But Jesus Christ shows us completely who God is. Even before God made anything, Jesus was already there as God's Son who rules everything. 16 When God created everything, it was his Son who did it. His Son made everything that is on earth and in heaven. He created everything that we can see, as well as the things that we cannot see. He made rulers and leaders. He made everything that has power and authority. God gave his Son the authority to create everything, so that his Son would receive praise.
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- 1:14 Jesus made believers free from their sins when he died on the cross. God has forgiven us because Jesus died as a sacrifice on our behalf.
Colossians 1:14-16
New International Version
Colossians 1:14-16
New International Version
14 in whom we have redemption,(A) the forgiveness of sins.(B)
The Supremacy of the Son of God
15 The Son is the image(C) of the invisible God,(D) the firstborn(E) over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created:(F) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(G) all things have been created through him and for him.(H)
Colossians 1:14-16
New King James Version
Colossians 1:14-16
New King James Version
14 (A)in whom we have redemption [a]through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
15 He is (B)the image of the invisible God, (C)the firstborn over all creation. 16 For (D)by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or (E)dominions or [b]principalities or [c]powers. All things were created (F)through Him and for Him.
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- Colossians 1:14 NU, M omit through His blood
- Colossians 1:16 rulers
- Colossians 1:16 authorities
Colossians 1:14-16
King James Version
Colossians 1:14-16
King James Version
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
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Colossians 1:14-16
English Standard Version
Colossians 1:14-16
English Standard Version
14 (A)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
The Preeminence of Christ
15 (B)He is the image of (C)the invisible God, (D)the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by[a] him all things were created, (E)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (F)thrones or (G)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created (H)through him and for him.
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- Colossians 1:16 That is, by means of; or in
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