Colossians 1:28

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“We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.”

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BSBPD

“We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Colossians 1:28 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:5See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
  2. Proverbs 8:5O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
  3. Ecclesiastes 12:9Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
  4. Jeremiah 3:15Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
  5. Jeremiah 6:10To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
  6. Ezekiel 3:17“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
  7. Ezekiel 7:10Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.
  8. Ezekiel 33:4Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
  9. Matthew 3:7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  10. Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  11. Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
  12. Mark 6:34When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
  13. Luke 21:15For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
  14. Acts 3:20that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
  15. Acts 5:42Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
  16. Acts 8:5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
  17. Acts 8:35Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
  18. Acts 9:20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
  19. Acts 10:36He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
  20. Acts 11:20But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
  21. Acts 13:38Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
  22. Acts 17:3explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
  23. Acts 17:18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
  24. Acts 20:27For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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