# Colossians 1.13 **Book:** [Colossians](/codex/colossians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 11. strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12. giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet 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; (Colossians 1:11-15, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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. (Colossians 1:11-15, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 11. Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 12. Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: > > **13. Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: his: Gr. the Son of his love** > > 14. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15. Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: (Colossians 1:11-15, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 11. in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy. 12. Giving thanks to the Father who did make us meet for the participation of the inheritance of the saints in the light, > > **13. who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate [us] into the reign of the Son of His love,** > > 14. in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of the sins, 15. who is the image of the invisible God, first-born of all creation, (Colossians 1:11-15, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Authority to Cast Out Demons](/codex/authority-to-cast-out-demons/) **Lexicon:** - [G0629 - apolytrosis](/codex/g0629-apolytrosis/), via [Colossians 1.13-14](/codex/colossians-1-13-14/) - [G932 - basileia](/codex/g932-basileia/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.