Colossians 1:13-15

Expanded Bible

¹³ ·God [^L…who] has ·freed [rescued; delivered] us from the ·power [authority; dominion] of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his ·dear [dearly loved; beloved] Son, ¹⁴ ·who purchased our freedom^[a] [^Lin whom we have redemption] ·and forgave our sins [or which is the forgiveness of sins].

The Importance of Christ

¹⁵ The Son [^L…who] is ·the image of [exactly like; the visible representation of] the invisible God [John 1:18; Heb. 1:3]. He ·ranks higher than [^Lis the firstborn of/over] ·everything that has been made [all creation; Prov. 8:22–30].