Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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 (Ephesians 2:2; Ephesians 6:12). But the term "kingdom" is rarely applied to his usurped rule (Matthew 12:26); it is generally restricted to the kingdom of God.
his dear Son—rather as Greek, "the Son of His love": the Son on whom His love rests (John 17:26; Ephesians 1:6): contrasted with the "darkness" where all is hatred and hateful.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Colossians 1:13:
Galatians 1:4
Ephesians 1:6
Ephesians 6:12
Colossians 1:12
Colossians 1:16
2 Peter 1:4
1 John 3:14
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