Colossians 1:13–22

¹³For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness^c and brought us into the kingdom^d of the Son he loves,^{e 14}in whom we have redemption,^f the forgiveness of sins.^g

The Supremacy of the Son of God

¹⁵The Son is the image^h of the invisible God,ⁱ the firstborn^j over all creation. ¹⁶For in him all things were created:^k things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;^l all things have been created through him and for him.^{m 17}He is before all things,ⁿ and in him all things hold together. ¹⁸And he is the head^o of the body, the church;^p he is the beginning and the firstborn^q from among the dead,^r so that in everything he might have the supremacy. ¹⁹For God was pleased^s to have all his fullness^t dwell in him, ²⁰and through him to reconcile^u to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,^v by making peace^w through his blood,^x shed on the cross.

²¹Once you were alienated from God and were enemies^y in your minds^z because of^g your evil behavior. ²²But now he has reconciled^a you by Christ’s physical body^b through death to present you^c holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation^d—