Colossians 1:13 (DRB)

Passage

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:11 Strengthened with all might according to the power of his glory, in all patience and longsuffering with joy,

Colossians 1:12 Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light:

Colossians 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins:

Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "darkness", "hath", "delivered", "power", "translated", "kingdom", and "love". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "darkness" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Giving thanks to God the Father who..." into verse 14's "In whom we have redemption through his...", so "darkness" and "hath" 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 "darkness" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.