Colossians 1:28 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Him we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man mature in Christ.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Him we preach and proclaim, warning and admonishing everyone and instructing everyone in all wisdom (comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God), that we may present every person mature (full-grown, fully initiated, complete, and perfect) in Christ (the Anointed One).

American Standard Version (1901)

whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;

Common English Bible

This is what we preach as we warn and teach every person with all wisdom so that we might present each one mature in Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version

We are announcing him, correcting every man and teaching every man, with all wisdom, so that we may offer every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Whom we preach, admonishing every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:28 Cross References

Ezra 7:25

“And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and those who do not know them, you shall teach.

Proverbs 8:5

O simple ones, learn prudence; O foolish men, pay attention.

Ecclesiastes 12:9

Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging proverbs with great care.

Jeremiah 3:15

“ ‘And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 6:10

To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are closed, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn, they take no pleasure in it.

Ezekiel 7:10

“Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come, injustice has blossomed, pride has budded.

Matthew 28:20

teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.”

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 5:48

You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Mark 6:34

As he went ashore he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

Acts 10:36

You know the word which he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),

Acts 11:20

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

Acts 13:38

Let it be known to you therefore, brethren, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

Acts 17:18

Some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers met him. And some said, “What would this babbler say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Acts 17:3

explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”

Acts 20:31

Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears.

Acts 3:20

and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus,

Acts 5:42

And every day in the temple and at home they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

Acts 8:35

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news of Jesus.

Acts 8:5

Philip went down to a city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

Acts 9:20

And in the synagogues immediately he proclaimed Jesus, saying, “He is the Son of God.”

Romans 16:25

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret for long ages

1 Corinthians 1:23

but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,

1 Corinthians 1:30

He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption;

1 Corinthians 12:8

To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

1 Corinthians 15:12

Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

1 Corinthians 2:15

The spiritual man judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.

1 Corinthians 2:6

Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.

1 Corinthians 4:14

I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

2 Corinthians 10:14

For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you; we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:2

I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

Ephesians 3:8

To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Ephesians 5:27

that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

Deuteronomy 4:5

Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land which you are entering to take possession of it.

Colossians 1:22

he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him,

Colossians 2:10

and you have come to fulness of life in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.

Colossians 2:3

in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always remembering you earnestly in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we solemnly forewarned you.

1 Timothy 3:16

Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of our religion: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

1 Timothy 3:2

Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher,

Hebrews 10:14

For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

Hebrews 13:21

equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

2 Peter 3:15

And count the forbearance of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,