Colossians 1:13

Thanksgiving and Prayer

12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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Berean Standard Bible
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
American Standard Version (1901)
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
Bible in Basic English
Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;
Douay-Rheims 1899
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
Free Bible Version
He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
Geneva Bible 1599
Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne,
King James (Authorized) Version
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Plain English Version
You know, the boss over the bad spirits always used to push us to do bad things. It’s like we were in a bad place, where he is the boss. But God sent his son, Jesus, to get us out of that place. He took the payback for us, so that now God will not punish us. He set us free from that bad boss, and now we belong to the family of God’s son. God loves his son Jesus very much.
Translation for Translators
God our Father rescued us spiritually so that the evil one no longer rules us [MET, MTY], and he caused us now to be ruled by his Son,, whom he loves.
Unlocked Literal Bible
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.
Noah Webster Bible
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:
World English Bible
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,
Young's Literal Translation
who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate [us] into the reign of the Son of His love,