Passage

Delivered and brought into a kingdom

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹³who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

Colossians 1:13World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The letter describes the Father delivering the recipients from darkness and bringing them into the kingdom of his beloved Son.

The preceding line gives thanks for sharing the saints’ inheritance in light. The following line speaks of redemption and forgiveness in the Son.

How do inheritance in light and forgiveness frame the description of being delivered?