‘This is my servant; I strengthen him, this is my chosen one; I delight in him. I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring justice to the nations.
Colossians 1:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, American Standard Version (1901) who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love; Common English Bible He rescued us from the control of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. Catholic Public Domain Version For he has rescued us from the power of darkness, and he has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love, |
‘This is my servant; I strengthen him, this is my chosen one; I delight in him. I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring justice to the nations.
Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.
For look, darkness will cover the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the Lord will shine over you, and his glory will appear over you.
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased. Listen to him! ’
Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased.’
‘Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able to
Every day while I was with you in the temple, you never laid a hand on me. But this is your hour #– #and the dominion of darkness.’
‘Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they will see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the world’s foundation.
‘Truly I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not come under judgement but has passed from death to life.
to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.”
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, , who is the image of God.
to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.
They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.
For know and recognise this: Every sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light #– #
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens.
we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to walk worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through his death he might destroy the one holding the power of death #– #that is, the devil #– #
But you are a chosen race, ,, a royal priesthood, , a holy nation, , a people for his possession, , so that you may proclaim the praises ,, of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.
Yet I am writing you a new command, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.
The one who commits sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s works.