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Colossians 1:28

NETBible	We proclaim him by instructing¹ and teaching² all people³ with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature⁴ in Christ.
NIV © biblegateway Col 1:28	We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
NASB © biblegateway Col 1:28	We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.
NLT © biblegateway Col 1:28	So everywhere we go, we tell everyone about Christ. We warn them and teach them with all the wisdom God has given us, for we want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.
MSG © biblegateway Col 1:28	We preach [Christ], warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less.
BBE © SABDAweb Col 1:28	Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;
NRSV © bibleoremus Col 1:28	It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
NKJV © biblegateway Col 1:28	Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
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KJV	Whom <3739> we <2249> preach <2605> (5719)_, warning <3560> (5723) every <3956> man <444>_, and <2532> teaching <1321> (5723) every <3956> man <444> in <1722> all <3956> wisdom <4678>_; that <2443> we may present <3936> (5661) every <3956> man <444> perfect <5046> in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>_:
NASB © biblegateway Col 1:28	We proclaim <2605> Him, admonishing <3560> every <3956> man <444> and teaching <1321> every <3956> man <444> with all <3956> wisdom <4678> , so <2443> that we may present <3936> every <3956> man <444> complete <5046> in Christ <5547> .
NET [draft] ITL	We <2249> proclaim <2605> him by instructing <3560> and <2532> teaching <1321> all <3956> people <444> with <1722> all <3956> wisdom <4678> so that <2443> we may present <3936> every <3956> person <444> mature <5046> in <1722> Christ <5547> .
GREEK	on <3739> R-ASM hmeiv <2249> P-1NP kataggellomen <2605> (5719) V-PAI-1P nouyetountev <3560> (5723) V-PAP-NPM panta <3956> A-ASM anyrwpon <444> N-ASM kai <2532> CONJ didaskontev <1321> (5723) V-PAP-NPM panta <3956> A-ASM anyrwpon <444> N-ASM en <1722> PREP pash <3956> A-DSF sofia <4678> N-DSF ina <2443> CONJ parasthswmen <3936> (5661) V-AAS-1P panta <3956> A-ASM anyrwpon <444> N-ASM teleion <5046> A-ASM en <1722> PREP cristw <5547> N-DSM

NETBible

We proclaim him by instructing¹ and teaching² all people³ with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature⁴ in Christ.

NET Notes

¹tn Or “admonishing,” or “warning.” BDAG 679 s.v. νουθετέω states, “to counsel about avoidance or cessation of an improper course of conduct,, admonish, warn, instruct.” After the participle νουθετοῦντες (nouqetounte", “instructing”) the words πάντα ἄνθρωπον (panta anqrwpon, “all men”) occur in the Greek text, but since the same phrase appears again after διδάσκοντες (didaskontes) it was omitted in translation to avoid redundancy in English.

²tn The two participles “instructing” (νουθετοῦντες, nouqetounte") and “teaching” (διδάσκοντες, didaskonte") are translated as participles of means (“by”) related to the finite verb “we proclaim” (καταγγέλλομεν, katangellomen).

³tn Here ἄνθρωπον (anqrwpon) is twice translated as a generic (“people” and “person”) since both men and women are clearly intended in this context.

⁴tn Since Paul’s focus is on the present experience of the Colossians, “mature” is a better translation of τέλειον (teleion) than “perfect,” since the latter implies a future, eschatological focus.