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Colossians 1:13 — King James Version← Study notes

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:


Colossians 1:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 1:1318 words
GreekMeaning
ὃςhos
whorelative pronounG3739
ἐρρύσατοerrysato
has deliveredverbG4506
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἐξουσίαςexousias
dominionnounG1849
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
σκότουςskotous
of darknessnounG4655
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μετέστησενmetestēsen
transferred usverbG3179
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
βασιλείανbasileian
kingdomnounG932
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
υἱοῦhyiou
SonnounG5207
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἀγάπηςagapēs
belovednounG26
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 1:13

“Who delivered us,” he says, “from the power of darkness.” The whole is of Him, the giving both of these things and those; for nowhere is any achievement of ours. “From the power of darkness,” he says, that is, of error, the dominion of the devil. He said not “darkness,” but “power”; for it had great power over us, and held us fast. For it is grievous indeed even to be under the devil at all, but to be so “with power,” this is far more grievous. “And translated us,” he says,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 2 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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