Colossians 1:13

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

¹² Returning thanks to the Father, having rendered us fitting for the portion of the lot of the holy in light: ¹³ Who saved us from the power of darkness, and transferred into the kingdom of the Son of his love: ¹⁴ In whom we have redemption by his blood, the remission of sins:

Beloved Son

Power of Darkness

Ephesians 6:12

For the wrestling is not to us against blood and flesh, but against beginnings, against powers, against the chiefs of the world of darkness of this life, against spiritual things of wickedness in heavenly things.

Acts 26:18

To open their eyes, to turn them back from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, fur them to receive remission of sins, and inheritance with the consecrated by faith in me.

Ephesians 1:6

To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he rendered us acceptable in the beloved.

2 Peter 1:11

For so shall an entrance be furnished richly to you in addition into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Matthew 3:17

And behold a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son, in whom I was contented.

Luke 22:53

I being with you daily in the temple, ye stretched not forth the hands upon me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

2 Corinthians 4:4

In whom the God of this world blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so that the enlightening of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, does not enlighten them.

Ephesians 4:18

Being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God by ignorance being in them, by the hardness of their heart;

Ephesians 5:8

For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:

1 Thessalonians 2:12

For you to walk worthy of God, calling you into his kingdom and glory.

Titus 3:3-6

For once we also were unwise disobedient, deceived, being slaves to eager desires and various pleasures, living in vexation and envy, hated, and hating one another.

Hebrews 2:14

Since therefore the young children participated in flesh and blood, he also likewise participated with them; that by death he might leave unemployed him having the strength of death, that is, the devil;

1 Peter 2:9

And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

1 John 2:8

Again, I write a new command to you, which is true in him and in you: for the darkness is passed away, and the true light already shines.

1 John 3:8

He doing sin is of the accuser; for the accuser sins from the beginning. For this was the Son of God manifested, that he might loose the works of the accuser.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have passed from death to life, for we love the brethren. He not loving the brother remains in death.

Psalm 2:6-7

And I anointed my king over Zion my holy mountain.

Isaiah 9:6-7

For a child was born to us, a son was given to us, and the dominion shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, everlasting Father, Captain of Peace.

Isaiah 42:1

Behold my servant, I will hold fast in him; my chosen, my soul delighted; I gave my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the nations.

Isaiah 49:24-25

Shall the prey be taken from the strong? and if the captivity of the just shalt be delivered?

Isaiah 53:12

For this I will divide to him with many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; for which his soul was poured out to death, and he was numbered with transgressors; and he lifted up the sin of many, and he will supplicate for transgressors.

Daniel 7:13-14

I was seeing in the visions of the night, and lo, with the clouds of the heavens as the Son of man he came, and turning even to the Ancient of days; and they brought him near before him.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; make a loud noise, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king shall come to thee: just, and saving; he is humble and riding upon an ass, and upon an ass's colt the son of asses.

Matthew 12:29-30

Or how can any one come into the house of the strong, and plunder his goods, except be first bind the strong? and then he will plunder his house.

Matthew 17:5

He yet speaking, behold, a shining cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son, in whom I was contented; hear ye him.

Matthew 25:34

Then shall the king say to them from his right, Come, the praised of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Luke 13:24

Strive earnestly to enter through the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

John 3:35

The Father loves the Son, and he has given all things into his hand.

John 5:24

Truly, truly, I say to you, That he hearing my word, and believing him having sent me, has eternal life, and comes not into judgment; but has passed from death to life.

John 12:31-32

Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the ruler of this world be cast out.

John 17:24

O Father, those thou hast given me, I will that where I am these also be with me: that they might behold my glory, which thou gavest me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Romans 6:17-22

And grace to God, that ye were servants of sin, but ye listened from the heart to the type of teaching in which ye were delivered.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Or know ye not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God Be ye not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

1 Corinthians 15:23-25

And each in his own order: the first fruit Christ; then they of Christ in his arrival.

2 Corinthians 6:17-18

Therefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you.

Ephesians 2:3-10

Among whom also we then all occupied ourselves in the eager desire? of our flesh, doing the wills of the flesh and the thoughts; and were by nature children of wrath, as also the rest.