28 whom we proclaim, by[a] admonishing every person[b] and teaching every person[c] with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person[d] mature in Christ, 29 for which purpose also I labor, striving according to his working which is at work powerfully in me.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:28 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“admonishing”) which is understood as means
  2. Colossians 1:28 Literally “man,” used here in a generic sense to refer to persons of either gender
  3. Colossians 1:28 Literally “man,” used here in a generic sense to refer to persons of either gender
  4. Colossians 1:28 Literally “man,” used here in a generic sense to refer to persons of either gender