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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...
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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 -...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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HATH. Omit.
DELIVERED. rescued. See Matthew 6:13.Romans 7:24.
FROM. App-104.
POWER. App-172.
DARKNESS. the darkness. See Luke 22:53.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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;'...
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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...
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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...
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HIS DEAR SON] RV 'the Son of his love.'...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(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...
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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...
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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,
...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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THE POWER OF DARKNESS; dominion of sin and Satan....
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WHO HATH DELIVERED US FROM THE POWER OF DARKNESS, AND HATH TRANSLATED
US INTO THE KINGDOM OF HIS DEAR SON;...
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The apostle's intercession for the Colossian Christians:...
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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...
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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...
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HIS DEAR SON:
_ Gr._ the Son of his love...
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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...
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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...
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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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Colossians 1:13 He G3739 delivered G4506 (G5673) us G2248 from G1537
power G1849 darkness G4655 and G2532 conv
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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...
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‘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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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;...
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COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:9 Prayer. Paul reports how he
regularly prays for the Colossians.
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_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...
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EXPOSITION
COLOSSIANS 1:1
SECTION I. INTRODUCTION. The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner,
with a _salutation _(Colossians 1:1, Colossians 1:
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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...
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1 Corinthians 15:23; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 John 2:8; 1 John 3:14;...
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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
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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...
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Power detains reluctant captives, a kingdom cherishes willing
subjects. His beloved Son — This is treated of in Colossians 1:15
and following verses....
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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...