Colossians 1:13

Power [ε ξ ο υ σ ι α ς]. See on Mark 2:10; Mark 2:18; Mark 2:5 Translated [μ ε τ ε σ τ η σ ε ν]. The word occurs five times in the New Testament : of putting out of the stewardship, Luke 16:4; of the removal of Saul from the kingdom, Acts 13:22; of Paul turning away much people, Acts 19:26; and of removing mountains, 1 Corinthians 13:2. A change of kingdoms is indicated.

Kingdom. Hence God's kingdom is in the present, no less than in heaven. See on Luke 6:20.

Of His dear Son [τ ο υ υ ι ο υ τ η ς α γ α π η ς α υ τ ο υ]. Lit., of the Son of His love. So Rev. The Son who is the object of His love, and to whom, therefore, the kingdom is given. See Psalms 2:7; Psalms 2:8; Hebrews 1:3-9. It is true that love is the essence of the Son as of the Father; also, that the Son's mission is the revelation of the Father's love; but, as Meyer correctly says, "the language refers to the exalted Christ who rules."