New King James Version
Colossians 1:28
28Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
- New International Version (NIV)He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
- New Living Translation (NLT)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.
Context of Colossians 1:28
26the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 27To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. 29To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.
Read all of Colossians 1Colossians 1:28 word by word
ὃν ἡμεῖς καταγγέλλομεν νουθετοῦντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον καὶ διδάσκοντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ, ἵνα παραστήσωμεν πάντα ἄνθρωπον τέλειον ἐν ΧριστῷRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- preachκαταγγέλλωkataggellō · to proclaimG2605
- warningνουθετέωnoutheteō · to admonishG3560
- everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- teachingδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- we may presentπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
- perfectτέλειοςteleios · perfectG5046
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
Cross-references for Colossians 1:28
- Acts 3:20and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before,
- Acts 5:42And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
- Acts 8:5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
- Acts 9:20Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.
- Acts 10:36The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all—
- Acts 11:20But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 13:38Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins;
- Acts 17:3explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.”
- Romans 16:25Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began
- 1 Corinthians 1:23but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,
- 1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
- 2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.
- 2 Corinthians 10:14For we are not overextending ourselves (as though our authority did not extend to you), for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ;
- Ephesians 3:8To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- Philippians 1:15Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill:
- 1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
Commentaries on Colossians 1:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Whom 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-29Verses 24-29 Both the sufferings of the Head and of the members are called the sufferings of Christ, and make up, as it were, one body of sufferings. But He suffered for the redemption of the church; we suffer on other accounts; for we do but slightly taste that cup of afflictions of which Christ first drank deeply. A Christian may be said to fill up that which remains of the sufferings of Christ, when he takes up his cross, and after the pattern of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-29Paul considers his own role in the widespread preaching of the good news about Jesus (1:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. preach--rather as Greek, "announce" or "proclaim." warning ... teaching--"Warning" is connected with repentance, refers to one's conduct, and is addressed primarily to the heart. "Teaching" is connected with faith, refers to doctrines, and is addressed primarily to the intellect. These are the two heads of evangelical teaching. every ... every man--without distinction of Jew or Gentile, great or small (Ro 10:12, 13). in all wisdom--with all the wisdom…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Colossians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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