Colossians 1:13

11 ^astrengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, ^bfor all patience and longsuffering ^cwith joy;

12 ^agiving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of ^bthe inheritance of the saints in the light.

13 He has delivered us from ^athe power of darkness ^band conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

14 ^ain whom we have redemption¹ through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

15 He is ^athe image of the invisible God, ^bthe firstborn over all creation.

16 For ^aby Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or ^bdominions or principalities or² powers. All things were created ^cthrough Him and for Him.

17 ^aAnd He is before all things, and in Him ^ball things consist.

18 And ^aHe is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, ^bthe firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

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19 For it pleased the Father that ^ain Him all the fullness should dwell,

20 and ^aby Him to reconcile ^ball things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, ^chaving made peace through the blood of His cross.

21 And you, ^awho once were alienated and enemies in your mind ^bby wicked works, yet now He has ^creconciled

22 ^ain the body of His flesh through death, ^bto present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—

23 if indeed you continue ^ain the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are ^bnot moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, ^cwhich was preached to every creature under heaven, ^dof which I, Paul, became a minister.

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24 ^aI now rejoice in my sufferings ^bfor you, and fill up in my flesh ^cwhat is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for ^dthe sake of His body, which is the church,

25 of which I became a minister according to ^athe stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

26 ^athe¹ mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, ^bbut now has been revealed to His saints.

27 ^aTo them God willed to make known what are ^bthe riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles:¹ which is ^cChrist in you, ^dthe hope of glory.

28 Him we preach, ^awarning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, ^bthat we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me ^amightily.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Colossians 1:13

Delivered 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 kingdom, etc - He has thoroughly changed our state, brought us out of the dark region of vice and impiety, and placed us in the kingdom under the government of his dear Son, ̔ ̔ , the Son of his love; the person whom, in his infinite love, he has given to make an atonement for the sin of the world.

Other Adam Clarke entries containing Colossians 1:13:

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