Colossians 1:14

Christian Standard Bible ®

In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
The Son paid the price to make us free. In him we have forgiveness of our sins.

Revised Standard Version
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
in whom we have redempcion thurow his bloud that is to saye the forgevenes of sinnes

Hebrew Names Version
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins;

New American Standard Bible
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

New Century Version
The Son paid for our sins, and in him we have forgiveness.

Update Bible Version
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

Webster's Bible Translation
In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins:

English Standard Version
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

World English Bible
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins:

Weymouth's New Testament
in whom we have our redemption--the forgiveness of our sins.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
in whom we han ayenbiyng and remyssioun of synnes.

English Revised Version
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

Berean Standard Bible
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Contemporary English Version
who forgives our sins and sets us free.

Amplified Bible
in whom we have redemption [because of His sacrifice, resulting in] the forgiveness of our sins [and the cancellation of sins' penalty].

American Standard Version
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

Bible in Basic English
In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:

Complete Jewish Bible
It is through his Son that we have redemption — that is, our sins have been forgiven.

Darby Translation
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;

International Standard Version
In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.Ephesians 1:7;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
in whom we have redemption and the forgiveness of sins:

Murdock Translation
by whom we have redemption and remission of sins:

King James Version (1611)
In whom we haue redemption through his blood, euen the forgiuenesse of sinnes:

New Living Translation
who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.

New Life Bible
We have been bought by His blood and made free. Our sins are forgiven through Him.

New Revised Standard
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Geneva Bible (1587)
In whome we haue redemption through his blood, that is, the forgiuenesse of sinnes,

George Lamsa Translation
By whom we have obtained salvation and forgiveness of sins.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In whom, we have our redemption - the remission of our sins, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
In who we haue redemptio through his blood, the forgeuenesse of sinnes:

Good News Translation
by whom we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven.

King James Version
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Lexham English Bible
in whom we have the redemption, the forgiveness of sins,

Literal Translation
in whom we have redemption through His blood, the remission of sins;

Young's Literal Translation
in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of the sins,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
( in whom we haue redempcion thorow his bloude, namely, the forgeuenes of synnes.)

Mace New Testament (1729)
It is by him, that we have obtain'd the redemption, even the remission of our sins:

New English Translation
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

New King James Version
in whom we have redemption through His blood, [fn] the forgiveness of sins.

Simplified Cowboy Version
It is through him we have found purpose for life and forgiveness for sin.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Legacy Standard Bible
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Contextual Overview

¹²giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. ¹³He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. ¹⁴In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.¹⁵He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn over all creation. ¹⁶For everything was created by him,in heaven and on earth,the visible and the invisible,whether thrones or dominionsor rulers or authorities—all things have been created through him and for him. ¹⁷He is before all things,and by him all things hold together. ¹⁸He is also the head of the body, the church;he is the beginning,the firstborn from the dead,so that he might come to havefirst place in everything. ¹⁹For God was pleased to haveall his fullness dwell in him, ²⁰and through him to reconcileeverything to himself,whether things on earth or things in heaven,by making peacethrough his blood, shed on the cross. ²¹Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds expressed in your evil actions.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

whom: Matthew 20:28, Acts 20:28, Romans 3:24, Romans 3:25, Galatians 3:13, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 5:2, 1 Timothy 2:6, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 10:12-14, 1 Peter 1:19, 1 Peter 1:20, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 John 2:2, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 14:4

the: Colossians 2:13, Colossians 3:13, Psalms 32:1, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 130:4, Luke 5:20, Luke 7:47-50, Acts 2:38, Acts 10:43, Acts 13:38, Acts 13:39, Acts 26:18, Romans 4:6-8, Ephesians 4:32, 1 John 1:9, 1 John 2:12

Reciprocal: Leviticus 4:35 - and the priest shall make Leviticus 17:11 - I have Isaiah 53:12 - will I Zechariah 9:11 - I have Matthew 6:33 - the kingdom Matthew 26:28 - shed Acts 5:31 - forgiveness 1 Corinthians 1:30 - redemption Ephesians 2:13 - are Hebrews 8:12 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:2
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Genesis 1:3
Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Genesis 1:4
God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:6
Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.”

Genesis 1:7
So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so.

Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse “sky.” Evening came and then morning: the second day.

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:12
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:14
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In whom we have redemption,.... Which is an excellent and wonderful blessing of grace saints have in and by Christ; and lies in a deliverance from sin, all sin, original and actual, under which they are held captive, in a state of nature, and by which they are made subject to the punishment of death; but through the sacrifice of Christ it is taken, and put away, finished, and made an end of; and they are freed from the damning power of it, or any obligation to punishment for it; and in consequence of this are delivered from the enslaving governing power of it by his grace and Spirit, and will hereafter be entirely rid of the very being of it: it consists also of a deliverance from the law, the curse and bondage of it, under which they are held on account of sin, the transgression of it; but being delivered from sin, they are also from the law, its accusations, charges, menaces, curses, and condemnation; as likewise out of the hands of Satan, by whom they are led captive; for through the ransom price paid by Christ they are ransomed out of the hands of him that was stronger than they, the prey is taken from the mighty, and the lawful captive delivered by him that has led captivity captive: in short, this redemption is a deliverance out of the hands of all their enemies, and from all evils and misery, the effects of sin, from death, and hell, and wrath to come. The author of it is Christ, the Son of God, the Son of his love, his dear Son: he was called to this work in the council of peace, in which the affair of redemption was consulted; and he agreed to undertake it in the covenant of grace, of which this is a principal article; and being in his constitution, as Mediator, every way fit and proper for it: as man, the right of redemption belonged to him, being the near kinsman of his people, and, as God, he was mighty and able to perform it; as man he had something to offer, and, as God, could make that sacrifice valuable and effectual to all saving purposes; as man, he had compassion on human nature, and, as God, was concerned for things pertaining to his honour and glory. And thus being every way qualified, he was sent, and came on this errand, and has obtained a redemption, which is precious, plenteous, complete and eternal: it is now with him, and "in him"; and he is made this, and everything else to his people, that they want. The subjects of this blessing are, not angels, but men; and not all men, but some that are redeemed from among men, out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation; who are called by the name of Jacob, the people of Christ, a peculiar people, and the church of God; and evidentially are such, who have faith in Christ, love to the saints, and good hope of eternal life; who know the grace of God in truth, are made meet to be partakers of the eternal inheritance, being delivered from the power of darkness, and translated into the kingdom of Christ, and are designed by the we in this text: the means by which this blessing is procured, is

through his blood. This phrase is left out indeed in the Syriac and Ethiopic versions, and in the Complutensian edition, and in some copies; but rightly stands here, as it does in Ephesians 1:7, where there is another clause added, which is here omitted, at the end of the verse, "according to the riches of his grace". This is the blood of Christ, his own blood, and not the blood of bulls and goats, and the same with that of the persons he redeems, but untainted with sin; the blood of Christ, as of a lamb without spot and blemish, of original or actual sin, otherwise it would not have been a sufficient redemption price for his people; nor even then, were it not as it was the blood of the Son of God, of one that was God as well as man, whereby it came to have a proper value and efficacy in it to obtain this blessing: Christ's shedding his blood freely on this account is a proof of his great love to his redeemed ones; the efficacy that was in it to answer this purpose shows the dignity and greatness of his person; and it not being to be effected without it, demonstrates the strictness of divine justice, and that the redemption of men is brought about in a way entirely consistent with the righteousness and holiness of God. A particular branch of this blessing follows, and which serves, in some sense, to illustrate and explain it,

[even] the forgiveness of sins; of all sin, original and actual; of heart, lip, and life, secret and open, past, present, and to come; which lies in a non-imputation of sin, a remembrance of it no more, a removing of it entirely out of the way, a covering and blotting it out of sight, so as to be no more visible and legible: this is in Christ, where all spiritual blessings are; nor is it to be had or expected from an absolute God, but from God in Christ, and through him, through his propitiatory sacrifice; for as redemption, so forgiveness of sin is through his blood, which was shed for it; so that it proceeds upon the foot of satisfaction made to the justice of God by a price paid, and is an act of justice as well as grace, and belongs to the same persons as redemption does; hence those that are redeemed are represented as without fault before the throne; and indeed, the reason why their iniquities are blotted out, and will be remembered no more against them, is, because they are redeemed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In whom we have redemption; - See this explained in the notes at Ephesians 1:7. The passage here proves that we obtain forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ; but it does not prove that this is all that we obtain through that blood.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. In whom we have redemption — Who has paid down the redemption price, even his own blood, that our sins might be cancelled, and we made fit to be partakers of the inheritance among the saints in light.

The clause, δια του αιματος αυτου, Through his blood, is omitted by ABCDEFG, and by most others of weight and importance; by the Syriac, Arabic of Erpen, Coptic, AEthiopic, Sahidic, some copies of the Vulgate and by the Itala; and by most of the Greek fathers. Griesbach has left it out of the text. It is likely that the reading here is not genuine; yet that we have redemption any other way than through the sacrifice of Christ, the Scriptures declare not. The same phrase is used Ephesians 1:7, where there is no various reading in any of the MSS., versions, or fathers.

The forgiveness of sins — αφεσιν των αμαρτιων. The taking away of sins; all the power, guilt, and infection of sin. All sin of every kind, with all its influence and consequences.