Colossians 1:14 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:12 giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

Colossians 1:13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

Colossians 1:14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

Colossians 1:15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

Colossians 1:16 for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "redemption", "forgiveness", and "sins". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "redemption" and "forgiveness", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "who delivered us out of the power..." into verse 15's "who is the image of the invisible...", so "redemption" and "forgiveness" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "redemption" and "forgiveness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.