Colossians 1:12–21

12 bGiving thanks unto the Father, which hath cmade us meet to be dpartakers of dthe inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath edelivered us from fthe power of gdarkness, and hath translated us hinto the kingdom of †his idear Son: 14 jIn whom we have redemption kthrough his blood, even lthe forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is mthe image of nthe invisible God, othe pfirstborn of every creature: 16 For qby him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be qqthrones, or rdominions, or s tprincipalities, or r spowers: qall things were created u vby him, and ufor him: 17 And o whe is before all things, and qby him xall things xxconsist. 18 And yhe is the head of the body, the church: owho is zthe beginning, z athe firstborn from the dead; that ||in ball things he might have the preeminence. 19 For cit pleased the Father that din him should all efulness dwell; 20 And, ||fhaving made peace gthrough the blood of his cross, hby him to reconcile ball things unto himself; by him, I say, iwhether they be things in earth, or jthings in heaven. 21 kAnd you, that were ksometime lalienated and menemies ||in your mind nby wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

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b	ch. 3:17. See Eph. 5:20.
c	2 Cor. 3:6 (Gk.).
d	See Matt. 25:34. & Acts 8:21.
d	See Matt. 25:34. & Acts 8:21.
e	1 Th 1:10
f	Luke 22:53. So Eph. 6:12.
g	See Acts 26:18.
h	1 Th 2:12 2 Pe 1:11
†	Gr. the Son of his love. As Eph. 1:19 marg.
i	See Matt. 3:17. So Eph. 1:6.
j	Eph 1:7
k	See Acts 20:28.
l	See Acts 5:31.
m	See 2 Cor. 4:4.
n	See 1 Tim. 1:17.
o	Comp. Gk. of 2 Macc. 7:41. So ver. 17, 18. Rev. 3:14.
p	See Luke 2:7.
q	See John 1:3.
qq	Comp. Ezek. 10:1.
r	Eph 1:21
s	Eph. 3:10. ch. 2:10, 15.
t	1 Pet. 3:22 (Gk.). See Rom. 8:38.
r	Eph 1:21
s	Eph. 3:10. ch. 2:10, 15.
q	See John 1:3.
u	Rom. 11:36 (Gk.).
v	1 Cor. 8:6 marg. Comp. Heb. 1:10.
u	Rom. 11:36 (Gk.).
o	Comp. Gk. of 2 Macc. 7:41. So ver. 17, 18. Rev. 3:14.
w	See John 1:1.
q	See John 1:3.
x	So Ecclus. 43:26.
xx	2 Pet. 3:5 marg.
y	See Eph. 1:22, 23.
o	Comp. Gk. of 2 Macc. 7:41. So ver. 17, 18. Rev. 3:14.
z	Ge 49:3 Dt 21:17
z	Ge 49:3 Dt 21:17
a	Rev. 1:5. So Rom. 8:29. Heb. 1:6. Comp. Acts 26:23. 1 Cor. 15:20, 23.
\|\|	Or, among all. As ver. 27.
b	ver. 17, 20.
c	Comp. Luke 12:32.
d	ch. 2:9.
e	Eph. 1:23. So Eph. 4:10. See John 1:16.
\|\|	Or, making peace.
f	Eph 2:14–16
g	So Rom. 3:25.
h	2 Cor. 5:18. So Rom. 5:10. See 1 John 2:2.
b	ver. 17, 20.
i	Eph 1:10
j	See Luke 2:14.
k	See Eph. 2:1, 2.
k	See Eph. 2:1, 2.
l	See Eph. 2:12.
m	Rom. 5:10. So Eph. 2:15, 16.
\|\|	Or, by your mind in wicked works.
n	See Tit. 1:16.