11 translations · Greek
Colossians 1:13
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
Colossians 1:13 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
- KJV King James Version
- Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
- ASV American Standard Version
- who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- who rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate [us] into the reign of the Son of His love,
- DBY Darby Translation
- who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὃς | hos | He | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἐρρύσατο | errysato | has rescued | G4506 ῥύομαι to rescue |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | us | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐξουσίας | exousias | dominion | G1849 ἐξουσία authority |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σκότους | skotous | of darkness | G4655 σκότος darkness |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| μετέστησεν | metestēsen | brought [us] | G3179 μεθίστημι to move |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| βασιλείαν | basileian | kingdom | G932 βασιλεία kingdom |
| τοῦ | tou | of | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱοῦ | Huiou | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγάπης | agapēs | beloved | G26 ἀγάπη love |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
- Titus 3:3–6
For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, …
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12
to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
- Ephesians 6:12
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9–11
Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom. Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
- Ephesians 4:18
being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;
- Romans 14:17
for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- 1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
12 giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;
15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Read all of Colossians 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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