He rescued us. We were prisoners of the power of darkness - Satan (compare Luke 22:53). Brought us safe into the Kingdom. God, through the gospel (Romans 1:16-17) had already rescued the Colossians from Satan's power and they are now safe in the Kingdom of Jesus (his church). This took place when they were born of water and the Spirit (John 3:5). Note this speaks of the Kingdom as already in existence.
Verse 13. _DELIVERED US FROM THE POWER OF DARKNESS_] Darkness is here _personified_, and is represented as having εξουσια, _power,_ _authority_, and _sway_; all Jews and Gentiles, which had not embra...
WHO HATH DELIVERED US FROM THE POWER OF DARKNESS - The power exerted over us in that dark kingdom to which we formerly belonged - the kingdom of Satan. The characteristic of this empire is darkness -...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE PERSON OF CHRIST, His GLORY AND His WORK CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Colossians 1:1)_ 2. The prayer (Colossians 1:9) 3. The person and glory of Christ, Head o...
A PARAGRAPH OF PRAYER. Paul reciprocates their prayers for him. He constantly offers petition on their behalf since first he heard of them. He desires for them (_a)_ fulness of knowledge to discern th...
CHRISTIAN GREETINGS (Colossians 1:1) _ 1:1 This is a letter from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and from Timothy, the brother, to the dedicated people of God and faithful brothe...
May you give thanks to the Father, who enabled us to obtain our share of the inheritance of God's dedicated people in the Kingdom of light; for he rescued us from the power of darkness, and brought us...
HATH. Omit. DELIVERED. rescued. See Matthew 6:13.Romans 7:24. FROM. App-104. POWER. App-172. DARKNESS. the darkness. See Luke 22:53.
The thought pursued: the greatness of their Redemption, and of their Redeemer 13. _hath delivered_ Better, DELIVERED, RESCUED. The time-reference is the same as that of "_qualified us_," explained in...
ΔΣ Κ.Τ.Λ. = ὁ πατήρ, Colossians 1:12. “Appositional relative sentence (Win. § lx. 7), introducing a contrasted amplification of the preceding clause, and preparing for a transition to the doctrine of...
9–14. _Prayer for the Colossians, with reason for gratitude on their part to God, viz. their emancipation in Christ_. This forms a transition to a fuller account of the relation of the Son to the Fath...
ΈΡΡΫ́ΣΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΡΎΟΜΑΙ (G4506) спасать, избавлять. О связи спасения или избавления с ВЗ и свитками Мертвого моря _см._ Lohse. ΕΞΟΥΣΊΑ (G1849) власть. Это слово обозначает свобод...
DISCOURSE: 2167 PRAYER FOR GROWTH IN GRACE Colossians 1:9. We do not cease to pray for you that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye mig...
WHO HATH DELIVERED US.— Some think that the _us_ and _we,_ in these verses, refer to the Gentile converts only; but though there is no doubt that the Apostle refers to their dark andsinful state, yet...
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...
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: DELIVERED US - implying that we were captives. FROM, [ ek (G1537)] - 'out of the power;'...
1 "Paul, a commissioner of Christ Jesus," introduces us to a glorified Christ in heaven and invokes the authority vested in Paul as His legate. Contrast the character assumed by Paul in Philippians. 4...
THE SUPREMACY AND ALL-SUFFICIENCY OF CHRIST 1-8. Salutation to the Colossian Christians, and thanksgiving for the news of their spiritual state. PARAPHRASE. '(1, 2) Paul and Timothy salute the saints...
HIS DEAR SON] RV 'the Son of his love.'...
CHRIST HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED THE COLOSSIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. INTRODUCTION THE WRITER Paul wrote this letter. He was in...
We enter on this great passage, as is natural, and accordant with St. Paul’s universal practice, through that living and practical truth of our redemption in Christ Jesus, which in the earlier Epistle...
WHO HATH DELIVERED US FROM THE POWER OF DARKNESS. — “Delivered” is “rescued,” properly applied to dragging a person out of battle or the jaws of danger. “The power of darkness” (see Luke 22:53) is, of...
[2. The Doctrine of Christ. (1) His SALVATION AND REDEMPTION of us all (Colossians 1:13). (2) His NATURE AS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, the creator and sustainer of all things heavenly and eart...
CHAPTER 1 THE FATHER'S GIFTS THROUGH THE SON Colossians 1:12 (R.V.) WE have advanced thus far in this Epistle without having reached its main subject. We now, however, are on its verge. The next ver...
PAUL'S UNCEASING PRAYER FOR THAT MORAL DISCERNMENT WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO PLEASE GOD IN ALL THEIR CONDUCT, THAT STRENGTH WHICH WILL GIVE THEM ENDURANCE IN FACE OF ALL PROVOCATION AND TRIAL, AND THA...
Paul now explains how God has qualified them for their share in the heavenly inheritance. On this passage Acts 26:18 should be compared; the parallels extend to Colossians 1:12; Colossians 1:14 also....
OUR WONDROUS PRIVILEGES IN CHRIST Colossians 1:9 Here is a paragraph which may fitly form part of our daily intercession for ourselves and others. We all need a quicker insight into God's will, and t...
This letter is correlative to the Ephesians, and shows the glory of the Head of the Church as at her disposal. After expressing his thankfulness for the faith, love, and hope of the saints, Paul tells...
Reason for Thanksgiving Paul also prayed that the Colossian brethren might be thankful. Particularly, Christians should be grateful God qualified us to inherit the promised land of heaven, which is a...
(9) For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; (10...
The most cursory reader discerns at once that the epistle to the Colossians is the counterpart of that to the Ephesians. They are in nowise the same, but may be viewed each as a supplement to the othe...
13._Who hath delivered us. _Mark, here is the beginning of our salvation — when God delivers us from the depth of ruin into which we were plunged. For wherever his grace is not, _there _is darkness, ...
The Epistle to the Colossians looks at the Christian as risen with Christ, but not, as in that to the Ephesians, as sitting in heavenly places in Christ. A hope is laid up for him in heaven; he is to...
WHO HATH DELIVERED US FROM THE POWER OF DARKNESS,.... That is, from the power of Satan; see Acts 26:18, who, though once an angel of light, is now darkness itself, and is reserved in chains of darknes...
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated _us_ into the kingdom of his dear Son: Ver. 13. _And hath translated us_] A word taken from those that plant colonies, and cause...
_Giving thanks unto the Father_ Of all mercy and grace, who, by justifying and sanctifying us through faith in his Son, and the influence of his Spirit, hath not only entitled us to, but wrought in us...
THE POWER OF DARKNESS; dominion of sin and Satan....
WHO HATH DELIVERED US FROM THE POWER OF DARKNESS, AND HATH TRANSLATED US INTO THE KINGDOM OF HIS DEAR SON;...
The apostle's intercession for the Colossian Christians:...
THE SALUTATION (vs.1-2) Paul writes with apostolic authority and by the will of God, so that total subjection to what he writes is rightly called for on the part of believers. Yet he adds, "and Timot...
Paul's Prayer for them - 1:9-14 9FOR THIS REASON WE ALSO, SINCE THE DAY WE HEARD IT, DO NOT CEASE TO PRAY FOR YOU, AND TO ASK THAT YOU MAY BE FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL IN ALL WISDOM AND S...
HIS DEAR SON: _ Gr._ the Son of his love...
WHO DELIVERED US OUT OF THE POWER OF DARKNESS, AND TRANSLATED US INTO THE KINGDOM OF THE SON OF HIS LOVE; 'WHO' -i.e. the Father (Colossians 1:12). Now Paul describes their glorious deliverance from...
9-14 The apostle was constant in prayer, that the believers might be filled with the knowledge of God's will, in all wisdom. Good words will not do without good works. He who undertakes to give stren...
THE POWER OF DARKNESS, which signifies the sadness and despair of the damned, EPHESIANS 6:12 JUDGES 1:8, that they who are made meet to walk in the light _as children of the light,_ EPHESIANS 5:8, are...
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PAUL'S PRAYER THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE UNDERSTANDING, AND STRENGTH (COLOSSIANS 1:9). Once Paul had learned of their response to Christ he and his fellow-workers had begun to pray for them constantly. Thei...
‘Giving thanks to the Father who has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, who delivered us out of the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of his bel...
I. DOCTRINAL PART: CHRIST THE HEAD OF ALL THINGS. This division of the Epistle resembles the doctrinal part of Ephesians (chaps, 1-3.); but here the Person of Christ is more prominent; there Christ as...
Colossians 1:13. WHO (_i.e._, the Father) DELIVERED US. A strong expression, suggesting snatching from danger, as wretched captives (so Theophylact). OUT OF THE POWER OF DARKNESS. ‘Darkness' is perso...
2. _The Apostles Prayer for their Progress in the Knowledge of Christ as Head of all Things_. The Apostle's thanksgiving is naturally followed by the mention of his petition for the Colossians. The im...
DELIVERED (ερυσατο). First aorist middle indicative of ρυομα, old verb, to rescue. This appositional relative clause further describes God the Father's redemptive work and marks the transition to th...
Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from...
CONTENTS: Apostolic greeting and prayer. The superiority of Christ. His reconciling work. The mystery of His indwelling. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Epaphras. CONCLUSION: He...
Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ._ This is noticed in 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2. He generally opens his addresses to the churches much in the same form of benediction, for...
_For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you._ THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIVINE WILL The petition asks-- I. For a bestowment of a knowledge of the divine will as attai...
_Giving thanks unto the Father which hath made us meet._ THE FATHER’S GIFT THROUGH THE SON 1. These grounds of thanksgiving are but various aspects of the great blessing of salvation. The diamond fl...
_Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness._ THE GREAT MORAL TRANSLATION I. Involves our enfranchisement from a state of dark captivity. 1. The unrenewed are in a realm of moral darkness. (1...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:13 HE HAS DELIVERED US. Just as God rescued his people from slavery in Egypt under the old covenant (Exodus 6:6;...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:9 Prayer. Paul reports how he regularly prays for the Colossians. ⇐...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 1:13. WHO HATH DELIVERED US FROM THE POWER OF DARKNESS.—The metaphor commenced in the previous verse is carried on here. The settlement in the land flowing...
EXPOSITION COLOSSIANS 1:1 SECTION I. INTRODUCTION. The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner, with a _salutation _(Colossians 1:1, Colossians 1:
Shall we turn in our Bibles tonight to Colossians, chapter one. The city of Colosse, was in the area known as Pergia, a part of Asia Minor. A couple of other churches are greeted by Paul in this epist...
1 Corinthians 15:23; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 John 2:8; 1 John 3:14;...
Power [ε ξ ο υ σ ι α ς]. See on Mark 2:10; Mark 2:18; Mark 2:5 Translated [μ ε τ ε σ τ η σ ε ν]. The word occurs five times in the New Testament : of putting out of the stewardship, Luke 1
VISIONS OF GOD'S PURPOSES IN CHRIST Colossians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As an introduction to our study in the Pauline Epistle to the Colossians, we thought it would be worth the while to observe Pau...
Power detains reluctant captives, a kingdom cherishes willing subjects. His beloved Son — This is treated of in Colossians 1:15 and following verses....
In these words our apostle declares how God makes his children and people meet for the inheritance of heaven and eternal glory, namely, by bringing them out of that dark state of heathenism, sin and m...