Himὃνweἡμεῖςproclaim,καταγγέλλομενadmonishingνουθετοῦντεςeveryπάνταpersonἄνθρωπονandκαὶteachingδιδάσκοντεςeveryπάνταpersonἄνθρωπονinἐνallπάσῃwisdom,σοφίᾳso thatἵναwe may presentπαραστήσωμενeveryπάνταpersonἄνθρωπονmatureτέλειονinἐνthe Messiah.Χριστῷ
Colossians 1:28
Study it in the app“Him we proclaim, admonishing every person and teaching every person in all wisdom, so that we may present every person mature in the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 1:28, word by word
- proclaimκαταγγέλλομενkatangellomen
proclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katangellomen” appears- admonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountes
admonish
Admonish, warn, correct with counsel.
Where else “nouthetountes” appears- personἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears- teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontes
teach
Teach.
Where else “didaskontes” appears- wisdomσοφίᾳsophiai
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophiai” appears- we may presentπαραστήσωμενparastēsōmen
present
To set someone or something before God or another.
Where else “parastēsōmen” appears- matureτέλειονteleion
mature
Grown-up, fully developed.
Where else “teleion” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “in the Messiah Jesus.”
The context
27to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is the Messiah in you, the hope of glory.
28 · This verse (above)
29To this end I also labor, striving according to his working which works in me in power.