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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/colossians/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/colossians/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/colossians/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/colossians/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/colossians/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/colossians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/colossians/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In whom we have redemption through his blood, <i>even</i> the forgiveness of sins:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/colossians/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/colossians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/colossians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/colossians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/colossians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/colossians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption [because of His sacrifice, resulting in] the forgiveness of our sins [and the cancellation of sins’ penalty].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/colossians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/colossians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, in Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/colossians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/colossians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />who forgives our sins and sets us free. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/colossians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/colossians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />His Son paid the price to free us, which means that our sins are forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/colossians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />by whom we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/colossians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />through whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/colossians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/colossians/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/colossians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/colossians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/colossians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />in whom we have our redemption--the forgiveness of our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/colossians/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/colossians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />in whom we have the redemption [[through His blood]], the forgiveness of sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/colossians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/colossians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of the sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/colossians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In whom we have redemption by his blood, the remission of sins:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/colossians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/colossians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/colossians/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/colossians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/colossians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />By whom we have obtained salvation and forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/colossians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />He in whom we have salvation and the forgiveness of sins;<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/colossians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/colossians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the remission of sins:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/colossians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption through his blood, and forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/colossians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />It is by him, that we have obtain'd the redemption, even the remission of our sins:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/colossians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />in whom we have our redemption--the forgiveness of our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/colossians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />in Whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/colossians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption by his blood, <i>even</i> the remission of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/colossians/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7q-K-qsfihQ?start=118" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/colossians/1.htm">Thanksgiving and Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hō (RelPro-DMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">whom</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echomen (V-PIA-1P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">we have</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/629.htm" title="629: apolytrōsin (N-AFS) -- From a compound of apo and lutron; ransom in full, i.e. riddance, or Christian salvation.">redemption,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/859.htm" title="859: aphesin (N-AFS) -- A sending away, a letting go, a release, pardon, complete forgiveness. From aphiemi; freedom; pardon.">forgiveness</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartiōn (N-GFP) -- From hamartano; a sin.">of sins.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">15</span>The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24-25</a></span><br />and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. / God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a></span><br />This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28</a></span><br />Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9</a></span><br />And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a></span><br />But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></span><br />Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a></span><br />He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a></span><br />But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-7.htm">Psalm 130:7-8</a></span><br />O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance. / And He will redeem Israel from all iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24</a></span><br />Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a></span><br />For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2"> In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:</p><p class="hdg">whom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a></b></br> Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28</a></b></br> Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24,25</a></b></br> Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: … </p><p class="hdg">the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13</a></b></br> And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a></b></br> Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also <i>do</i> ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1,2</a></b></br> <i>A Psalm</i> of David, Maschil. Blessed <i>is he whose</i> transgression <i>is</i> forgiven, <i>whose</i> sin <i>is</i> covered… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-30.htm">Redemption</a> <a href="/philippians/2-12.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-6.htm">Sins</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-6.htm">Redemption</a> <a href="/colossians/1-24.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Sins</a><div class="vheading2">Colossians 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/1-1.htm">After salutation Paul thanks God for the Colossians' faith;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/1-7.htm">confirms the doctrine of Epaphras;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">prays further for their increase in grace;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/1-14.htm">describes the supremacy of Christ;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/1-21.htm">encourages them to receive Jesus Christ, and commends his own ministry.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/colossians/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/colossians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/colossians/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>in whom we have redemption</b><br>The phrase "in whom" refers to Jesus Christ, emphasizing the centrality of His role in the believer's salvation. Redemption in biblical terms means a release or liberation from bondage, often through the payment of a ransom. In the Old Testament, the concept of redemption is seen in the deliverance of Israel from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>) and the Year of Jubilee (<a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Leviticus 25:10</a>), where slaves were set free and debts forgiven. In the New Testament, redemption is achieved through the sacrificial death of Jesus, who paid the price for humanity's sins (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>). This act fulfills the prophetic imagery of the suffering servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who bears the iniquities of many. The term also connects to the kinsman-redeemer role seen in the Book of Ruth, where Boaz redeems Ruth, symbolizing Christ's redeeming work for the Church.<p><b>the forgiveness of sins</b><br>Forgiveness of sins is a core tenet of Christian doctrine, signifying the removal of the guilt and penalty of sin through Christ's atoning sacrifice. In the Old Testament, forgiveness was sought through the sacrificial system, where the blood of animals was offered to atone for sin (<a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Leviticus 4:20</a>). However, these sacrifices were temporary and pointed forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, the Lamb of God (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>). The New Testament teaches that through Jesus' death and resurrection, believers are justified and reconciled to God (<a href="/romans/5-9.htm">Romans 5:9-10</a>). This forgiveness is not earned by human effort but is a gift of grace, received through faith (<a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>). The concept of forgiveness is also linked to the New Covenant prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a>, where God promises to remember sins no more, fulfilled in Christ's work.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter to the Colossians, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/colossae.htm">Colossae</a></b><br>An ancient city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) where the recipients of this letter resided. The church in Colossae was a young congregation facing various doctrinal challenges.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>Central to this verse, Jesus is the one "in whom we have redemption." His sacrificial death and resurrection are the foundation of Christian redemption and forgiveness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/redemption.htm">Redemption</a></b><br>A key theological concept referring to the act of being saved from sin. In the original Greek, the word used is (apolutr?sis), which implies a release or liberation, often associated with the payment of a ransom.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_of_sins.htm">Forgiveness of Sins</a></b><br>This refers to the pardon and removal of sins, a core aspect of Christian salvation. The Greek term (aphesis) denotes a release or letting go, emphasizing the complete removal of sin's penalty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_redemption.htm">Understanding Redemption</a></b><br>Redemption is not just a theological term but a personal reality for every believer. It signifies being bought back from the bondage of sin through Christ's sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_gift_of_forgiveness.htm">The Gift of Forgiveness</a></b><br>Forgiveness is a divine gift that should lead to gratitude and transformation in our lives. It is not earned but freely given through faith in Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_freedom.htm">Living in Freedom</a></b><br>As recipients of redemption and forgiveness, Christians are called to live in the freedom that Christ provides, no longer enslaved by sin or guilt.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_christ's_forgiveness.htm">Reflecting Christ's Forgiveness</a></b><br>Just as we have been forgiven, we are called to forgive others, reflecting the grace and mercy we have received.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_salvation.htm">Assurance of Salvation</a></b><br>This verse provides assurance of our salvation, reminding us that our sins are forgiven, and we are redeemed, securing our relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_colossians_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Colossians 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_sins_erased_or_just_covered.htm">Are our sins erased or merely covered up?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_cross_symbolize.htm">What does the cross symbolize?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_word_became_flesh'_mean.htm">What does 'The Word became flesh' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_christ's_unsearchable_riches.htm">What are the unsearchable riches of Christ?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/colossians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In whom we have</span> (or, <span class="accented">had</span>) <span class="cmt_word">our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins</span> (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">Galatians 3:10-13</a>; <a href="/romans/3-19.htm">Romans 3:19-26</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">2 Corinthians 5:18-21</a>; <a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">1 Peter 3:18, 19</a>). <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a> suggested to some later copyists the interpolation "through his blood," words highly suitable in the Ephesian doxology. This verse is the complement of the last: there salvation appears as a <span class="accented">rescue by sovereign power</span>, here as <span class="accented">a release by legal ransom</span> (<span class="greek">ἀπο λύτρωσις</span>). The <span class="accented">ransom price</span> Christ had declared beforehand (<a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a>; comp. <a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24-26</a>; <a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">Galatians 2:20</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/2-6.htm">1 Timothy 2:6</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12-14</a>; <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18</a>; <a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a>, R.V.; Revelation 5:9). "We <span class="accented">have</span> redemption" ("<span class="accented">had</span> it," according to a few ancient witnesses) in present experience in "the forgiveness of our sins "(vers. 21, 22; <a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13, 14</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a>; <a href="/romans/4-25.htm">Romans 4:25</a>; <a href="/romans/5-1.htm">Romans 5:1</a>; <a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1</a>; <a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-18</a>; <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>; <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7-2:2</a>; <a href="/1_john/4-10.htm">1 John 4:10</a>). <a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24</a> gives its objective ground. The "redemption of the body" (also <span class="accented">bought</span> by the same <span class="accented">price</span>, <a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20</a>) will make the work complete (<a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13, 14</a>; <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-23</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/1-30.htm">1 Corinthians 1:30</a>). Lightfoot suggests that the apostle intends to contradict the doctrine of redemption taught by the Gnostics, who made it consist in initiation into their "mysteries" (see note on ver. 27); and supposes that this notion may already have existed at Colossae in some incipient form. But such an abuse of the term seems to imply a well established and familiar Christian use. Philo, who speaks the language of the Jewish philosophic mysticism of the first century, has no such usage. In firm, clear lines the apostle has retraced, in vers. 12-14 (comp. vers. 20-23; <a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11-14</a>), the teaching of his earlier Epistles on the doctrines of salvation. Here he assumes, in brief and comprehensive terms, what in writing to the Galatians and Romans he had formerly been at so much pains to prove. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/colossians/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whom</span><br /><span class="grk">ᾧ</span> <span class="translit">(hō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">we have</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχομεν</span> <span class="translit">(echomen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">redemption,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπολύτρωσιν</span> <span class="translit">(apolytrōsin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_629.htm">Strong's 629: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of apo and lutron; ransom in full, i.e. riddance, or Christian salvation.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forgiveness</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄφεσιν</span> <span class="translit">(aphesin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sending away, a letting go, a release, pardon, complete forgiveness. From aphiemi; freedom; pardon.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of sins.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁμαρτιῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hamartiōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hamartano; a sin.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/colossians/1-14.htm">NT Letters: Colossians 1:14 In whom we have our redemption (Coloss. 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