To the Reader.

Son Jesus Christ, Colossians 1:14 In many translations, the reference to the "kingdom of His dear Son" is found in Colossians 1:13, while verse 14 discusses redemption and the forgiveness of sins.

And it is of this transition original: "overvoeringe," meaning a carrying over or being moved from one state to another., restoration, or rebirth wedergeboorte: spiritual renewal or being "born again," a central theme in this text. that the entire Holy Scripture treats and speaks. This is also the subject of many historical accounts, such as the leading out of the children of Israel from Egypt through the wilderness into the promised land; these and others serve as clear examples and shadows The author uses "shadows" to mean "types"—Old Testament events that act as symbolic precursors to spiritual realities in the New Testament. of this process. But that the outward covenant uytwendigh verbondt: a formal agreement based on external laws and rituals rather than internal change. which God established with Abraham and with the house of Israel is not sufficient for this restoration, God Himself makes known in the 31st chapter of the Prophet Jeremiah original: "Jeremiæ," the Latin form of the name. at the 31st verse, where the Lord speaks thus: Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that I will make a new Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, verse 33, as also in Hebrews 10 verse 16.

But this is the Covenant Verbondt: a solemn promise or binding agreement between God and His people. that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says