Colossians 1:13
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
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Study Note
The description of God delivering believers 'from the power of darkness' and transferring them 'into the kingdom of his dear Son' employs the Hellenistic political metaphor of population transfer — conquered peoples resettled in new territory — to describe conversion. The contrast between 'darkness' and the 'kingdom of the Son' echoes Isaiah 9:2 and the broader prophetic tradition of light breaking into exile's gloom. The aorist tense 'delivered' and 'translated' (past completed action) asserts that the transfer is already accomplished at conversion, not merely promised for the future. This verse has shaped Christian baptismal theology as a rite of passage from one dominion to another, a theme developed in Colossians 2:12-15.
Andere Übersetzungen
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate <FI>us<Fi> into the reign of the Son of His love,
Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;
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