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Colossians 1:28

We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gospel;   Jesus Continued;   Love;   Minister, Christian;   Perfection;   Preaching;   Wisdom;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Perfection;   Perfection-Imperfection;   The Topic Concordance - Evangelism;   Saints;   Teaching;   Warning;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Perfection;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Encouragement;   Knowledge;   Mind;   Mission;   Paul;   Preaching;   Teacher;   Wisdom;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Education in Bible Times;   Knowledge of God;   Perfect, Perfection;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Colossians;   Perfect;   Preaching in the Bible;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   Hope;   Knowledge;   Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Mystery;   Perfection;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Admonition;   Baptism;   Colossians, Epistle to the;   Dependence;   Parousia;   Perfect Perfection;   Perseverance;   Preaching;   Teaching ;   Wisdom;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Christ;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Perfect;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ (Part 1 of 2);   Mystery;   Perfect;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for April 10;   Every Day Light - Devotion for May 4;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
So we continue to tell people about Christ. We use all wisdom to counsel every person and teach every person. We are trying to bring everyone before God as people who have grown to be spiritually mature in Christ.
Revised Standard Version
Him we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man mature in Christ.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
whom we preach warnynge all men and teachinge all men in all wisdome to make all men parfect in Christ Iesu.
Hebrew Names Version
whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Messiah Yeshua;
New American Standard Bible
We proclaim Him, admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ.
New Century Version
So we continue to preach Christ to each person, using all wisdom to warn and to teach everyone, in order to bring each one into God's presence as a mature person in Christ.
Update Bible Version
whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;
Webster's Bible Translation
Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
English Standard Version
Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
World English Bible
whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Whom we preach, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, that we may present every man perfect through Christ Jesus.
Weymouth's New Testament
Him we preach, admonishing every one and instructing every one, with all possible wisdom, so that we may bring every one into God's presence, made perfect through Christ.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whom we schewen, repreuynge ech man, and techinge `ech man in al wisdom, that we offre ech man perfit in Crist Jhesu.
English Revised Version
whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;
Berean Standard Bible
We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
Contemporary English Version
We announce the message about Christ, and we use all our wisdom to warn and teach everyone, so that all of Christ's followers will grow and become mature.
Amplified Bible
We proclaim Him, warning and instructing everyone in all wisdom [that is, with comprehensive insight into the word and purposes of God], so that we may present every person complete in Christ [mature, fully trained, and perfect in Him—the Anointed].
American Standard Version
whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;
Bible in Basic English
Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;
Complete Jewish Bible
We, for our part, proclaim him; we warn, confront and teach everyone in all wisdom; so that we may present everyone as having reached the goal, united with the Messiah.
Darby Translation
whom *we* announce, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, to the end that we may present every man perfect in Christ.
International Standard Version
It is he whom we proclaim as we admonish everyone and teach everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone maturecomplete">[fn] in Christ.Acts 20:20,27, 31; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:27; Colossians 1:22;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
whom we proclaim, and (concerning whom) we teach and inform every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Jeshu Meshiha;
Murdock Translation
whom we proclaim, and teach and make known to every man, in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Jesus the Messiah.
King James Version (1611)
Whom we preach, warning euery man, and teaching euery man in all wisedome, that we may present euery man perfect in Christ Iesus.
New Living Translation
So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.
New Life Bible
We preach Christ. We tell every man how he must live. We use wisdom in teaching every man. We do this so every man will be complete in Christ.
New Revised Standard
It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Whome we preache, admonishing euery man, & teaching euery man in all wisdome, that we may present euery man perfect in Christ Iesus,
George Lamsa Translation
Him we preach, and teach, and make known to every man in all wisdom, that we may bring up every man perfect through Jesus Christ;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Whom we are declaring, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man complete in Christ;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whom we preache, warnyng euery man, and teachyng euery man in all wisdome, to present all men perfect in Christe Iesus:
Good News Translation
So we preach Christ to everyone. With all possible wisdom we warn and teach them in order to bring each one into God's presence as a mature individual in union with Christ.
King James Version
Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
Lexham English Bible
whom we proclaim, by admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person mature in Christ,
Literal Translation
whom we announce, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man full-grown in Christ Jesus,
Young's Literal Translation
whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
who we preach, and warne all men, and teach all men in all wyssdome, to make euery man parfecte in Christ Iesu:
Mace New Testament (1729)
he it is that we preach, exhorting, and instructing men in every part of divine knowledge, that they may all be perfectly acquainted with the doctrine of Christ Jesus.
New English Translation
We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.
New King James Version
Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
Simplified Cowboy Version
So we spread the good news. We warn people about the box canyon of sin and self-dependence as well as teach with wisdom that can only come from God. We want to present all people perfect before God. The only way this happens is through Christ.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.
Legacy Standard Bible
Him we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.

Contextual Overview

12giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. 13He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. 14In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 15He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn over all creation. 16For everything was created by him,in heaven and on earth,the visible and the invisible,whether thrones or dominionsor rulers or authorities—all things have been created through him and for him. 17He is before all things,and by him all things hold together. 18He is also the head of the body, the church;he is the beginning,the firstborn from the dead,so that he might come to havefirst place in everything. 19For God was pleased to haveall his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcileeverything to himself,whether things on earth or things in heaven,by making peacethrough his blood, shed on the cross. 21Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds expressed in your evil actions.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Whom: Acts 3:20, Acts 5:42, Acts 8:5, Acts 8:35, Acts 9:20, Acts 10:36, Acts 11:20, Acts 13:38, Acts 17:3, Acts 17:18, Romans 16:25, 1 Corinthians 1:23, 1 Corinthians 15:12, 2 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 10:14, Ephesians 3:8, Philippians 1:15-18, 1 Timothy 3:16

warning: Jeremiah 6:10, Ezekiel 3:17-21, Ezekiel 33:4-9, Matthew 3:7, Acts 20:27, Acts 20:28, Acts 20:31, 1 Corinthians 4:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-14

teaching: Deuteronomy 4:5, Ezekiel 7:10, Ecclesiastes 12:9, Matthew 28:20, Mark 6:34, Ephesians 4:11, 1 Timothy 3:2, 2 Timothy 2:24, 2 Timothy 2:25

in all: Proverbs 8:5, Jeremiah 3:15, Luke 21:15, 1 Corinthians 2:6, 1 Corinthians 2:15, 1 Corinthians 12:8, 2 Peter 3:15

we may: Colossians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Ephesians 5:27

perfect: Colossians 2:10, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Ephesians 4:12, Ephesians 4:13, Hebrews 10:14, Hebrews 13:21

Reciprocal: Genesis 47:2 - presented 1 Samuel 12:23 - I will teach Proverbs 8:4 - General Ezekiel 3:21 - if thou Ezekiel 33:7 - thou shalt Ezekiel 46:2 - the priests Matthew 5:48 - ye Matthew 23:34 - and wise Luke 14:23 - compel Luke 19:16 - Lord John 17:23 - made Acts 13:43 - persuaded Acts 14:26 - the work Acts 15:35 - teaching Acts 16:32 - they Acts 18:25 - fervent Acts 20:20 - I kept Acts 26:29 - that not Romans 1:9 - whom Romans 12:7 - or he 1 Corinthians 15:10 - yet 2 Corinthians 4:14 - shall present 2 Corinthians 5:11 - we persuade 2 Corinthians 12:9 - My grace 2 Corinthians 13:9 - even Philippians 3:15 - as Colossians 3:16 - teaching Colossians 4:12 - that 1 Thessalonians 2:8 - affectionately 1 Thessalonians 3:10 - might perfect 1 Thessalonians 5:14 - warn 2 Timothy 4:2 - Preach Hebrews 6:1 - let James 3:2 - a perfect

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:3
Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:4
God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:5
God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was an evening, and there was a morning: one day.
Genesis 1:17
God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth,
Genesis 1:18
to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:22
God blessed them: “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
Genesis 8:17
Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, those that crawl on the earth—and they will spread over the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
Genesis 9:1
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
Genesis 9:7
But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it.”

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Whom we preach,.... Under the above considerations; as the riches, the glory, and the mystery of the Gospel; as the hope set before lost sinners to lay hold upon; as the only Saviour and Redeemer, by whose righteousness believers are justified, through whose blood their sins are pardoned, by whose sacrifice and satisfaction atonement is made, and in whose person alone is acceptance with God: Christ and him crucified, and salvation by him, were the subjects of the ministry of the apostles; on this they dwelt, and it was this which was blessed for the conversion of sinners, the edification of saints, the planting of churches, and the setting up and establishing the kingdom and interest of Christ:

warning every man; of his lost state and condition by nature; of the wrath to come, and the danger he is in of it; of the terrors of the Lord, and of an awful judgment; showing sinners that they are unrighteous and unholy, that their nature is corrupt and impure, their best righteousness imperfect, and cannot justify them before God; that they stand guilty before him, and that destruction and misery are in all their ways; and therefore advise them to flee from the wrath to come, to the hope set before them in the Gospel:

and teaching every man in all wisdom; not natural, but spiritual and evangelical; the whole Gospel of Christ, the counsel of God, the wisdom of God in a mystery, and all the branches of it; teaching them to believe in Christ for salvation, to lay hold on his righteousness for justification, to deal with his blood for pardon, and with his sacrifice for the atonement of their sins; and to observe all things commanded by Christ, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly: by these two words, "warning" and "teaching", the several parts of the Gospel ministry are expressed; and which extend to all sorts of men, rich and poor, bond and free, greater and lesser sinners, Gentiles as well as Jews; and who are chiefly designed here, and elsewhere, by every man and every creature:

that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus; not in themselves, in which sense no man is perfect in this life; but in the grace, holiness, and righteousness of Christ, in whom all the saints are complete: or it may regard that ripeness of understanding, and perfection of knowledge, which, when arrived unto, saints become perfect men in Christ; and is the end of the Gospel ministry, and to which men are brought by it; see Ephesians 4:13; and to be understood of the presentation of the saints, not by Christ to himself, and to his Father, but by the ministers of the Gospel, as their glory and crown of rejoicing in the day of Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whom we preach, warning every man - This does not mean warning of danger, but “admonishing all of the claims of the gospel to attention.” Our word warn is commonly used in the sense of cautioning against danger. The Greek word here means to put in mind; to admonish; to exhort. The idea of the apostle is, that he made it his great business to bring the offers of the gospel fairly before the mind of every man. As it had the same claims on all; as it might be freely offered to all, and as it furnished the only hope of glory, he made it the object of his life to apprize every man of it, as far as he could.

And teaching every man - Paul made it his business to instruct men, as well as to exhort them. Exhortation and warning are of little use where there is not sound instruction and a careful inculcation of the truth. It is one of the duties of the ministry to instruct men in those truths of which they were before ignorant; see Mat 28:19; 2 Timothy 2:25.

In all wisdom - Compare the Matthew 10:16 note; Colossians 1:9 note. The meaning is, that he and his fellow-laborers endeavored to manifest true wisdom in the method in which they instructed others.

That we may present every man - When we come to appear before God; Notes, 2 Corinthians 11:2. Paul was anxious that no one to whom this gospel was preached should be lost. He believed it to be adapted to save every man; and as he expected to meet all his hearers at the bar of God, his aim was to present them made perfect by means of that gospel which he preached.


 
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