Colossians 1:28

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.

Cross References

Ezra 7:25

“Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess, appoint judges and court officials who can arbitrate cases on behalf of all the people who are in Trans-Euphrates who know the laws of your God. Those who do not know this law should be taught.

Proverbs 8:5

You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

Ecclesiastes 12:9

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught knowledge to the people; he carefully evaluated and arranged many proverbs.

Jeremiah 3:15

I will give you leaders who will be faithful to me. They will lead you with knowledge and insight.

Jeremiah 6:10

I answered, “Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? Their ears are so closed that they cannot hear! Indeed, what the Lord says is offensive to them. They do not like it at all.

Ezekiel 7:10

“Look, the day! Look, it is coming! Doom has gone out! The staff has budded, pride has blossomed!

Matthew 28:20

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Matthew 3:7

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

Matthew 5:48

So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Mark 6:34

As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.

Luke 21:15

For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

Acts 10:36

You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all) –

Acts 11:20

But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 13:38

Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

Acts 17:18

Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, “What does this foolish babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods.” (They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

Acts 17:3

explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying, “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”

Acts 20:31

Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.

Acts 3:20

so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and so that he may send the Messiah appointed for you – that is, Jesus.

Acts 5:42

And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.

Acts 8:35

So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.

Acts 8:5

Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.

Acts 9:20

and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “This man is the Son of God.”

Romans 16:25

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,

1 Corinthians 1:23

but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.

1 Corinthians 1:30

He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

1 Corinthians 12:8

For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

1 Corinthians 15:12

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

1 Corinthians 2:15

The one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is understood by no one.

1 Corinthians 2:6

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

1 Corinthians 4:14

I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children.

2 Corinthians 10:14

For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:2

For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.

Ephesians 3:8

To me – less than the least of all the saints – this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ

Ephesians 5:27

so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

Deuteronomy 4:5

Look! I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the Lord my God told me to do, so that you might carry them out in the land you are about to enter and possess.

Colossians 1:22

but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him –

Colossians 2:10

and you have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

Colossians 2:3

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

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.

1 Timothy 3:16

And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

1 Timothy 3:2

The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

Hebrews 10:14

For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy.

Hebrews 13:21

equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

2 Peter 3:15

And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him,