in whom we have redemption, ¹  the forgiveness of sins.

biblegateway Col 1:14

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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

biblegateway Col 1:14

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

bibleoremus Col 1:14

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

through whom our release is secured and our sins are forgiven.

biblegateway Col 1:14

in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins:

biblegateway Col 1:14

in whom we have redemption, ¹  the forgiveness of sins.

¹ tc διὰ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ (dia tou {aimato" autou, “through his blood”) is read at this juncture by several minuscule mss (614 630 1505 2464 al) as well as a few, mostly secondary, versional and patristic witnesses. But the reading was prompted by the parallel in Eph 1:7 where the wording is solid. If these words had been in the original of Colossians, why would scribes omit them here but not in Eph 1:7? Further, the testimony on behalf of the shorter reading is quite overwhelming: {א A B C D F G Ψ 075 0150 6 33 1739 1881 Ï latt co as well as several other versions and fathers}. The conviction that “through his blood” is not authentic in Col 1:14 is as strong as the conviction that these words are authentic in Eph 1:7.