Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
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Gill's Exposition
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness,.... That is, from the power of Satan; see Act 26:18, who, though once an angel of light, is now darkness itself, and is reserved in chains of…
Barnes' Notes
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness - The power exerted over us in that dark kingdom to which we formerly belonged - the kingdom of Satan. The characteristic of this empire is darkness -…
Adam Clarke
Delivered us from the power of darkness - Darkness is here personified, and is represented as having εξουσια, power, authority, and sway; all Jews and Gentiles, which had not embraced the Gospel,…
Here is a summary of the doctrine of the gospel concerning the great work of our redemption by Christ. It comes in here not as the matter of a sermon, but as the matter of a thanksgiving; for our…
Cambridge Bible
The thought pursued: the greatness of their Redemption, and of their Redeemer
13. hath delivered Better, delivered, rescued. The time-reference is the same as that of "qualified us," explained in the…
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