Colossians 1:28

Paul's Suffering And Stewardship

²⁷ to whom God has chosen to make known how glorious are the riches of this open secret among the heathen, namely, Christ in you the hope of your glorification. ²⁸ We are proclaiming Him, warning everyone and teaching everyone with ample wisdom, in order to present to God everyone mature through union with Christ. ²⁹ For this I am toiling and struggling by His active energy which is mightily working in me.

Before God

Christ Jesus

Doctrine of Christ

In Christ

Preach Christ

O God

Christ

Jesus

Messiah

1 Corinthians 2:6

Yet, when among mature believers we do set forth a wisdom, but a wisdom that does not belong to this world or to the leaders of this world who are passing away;

Colossians 1:22

by His death in His human body, so as to present you consecrated, faultless, and blameless in His presence,

Matthew 5:48

So you, my followers, ought to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is."

Acts 20:31

So ever be on your guard and always remember that for three years, night and day, I never ceased warning you one by one, and that with tears.

Ephesians 5:27

that He might present the church to Himself as a splendid bride without a blot or wrinkle or anything like it, but to be consecrated and faultless.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to escape from the wrath that is coming?

Matthew 28:20

and teach them to practice all the commands that I have given you. And I myself will surely be with you all the days, down to the very close of an age."

Mark 6:34

So when He got out of the boat, He saw a great crowd waiting, and His heart was moved with pity at the sight of them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and so He proceeded to teach them a number of things.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you such wisdom of speech as all your opponents combined will not be able to resist and refute.

Acts 3:20

and He may send back Jesus, the Christ who long ago was appointed for you.

Acts 5:42

and not for a single day did they stop teaching in the temple square and in private houses the good news of Jesus the Christ.

Acts 8:5

So Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began to preach the Christ to the Samaritans.

Acts 8:35

Then Philip opened his mouth, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.

Acts 9:20

and at once he began to preach in their synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.

Acts 10:36

He has sent His message to the descendants of Israel, by telling them the good news of peace through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all.

Acts 11:20

But there were some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who on reaching Antioch began to speak to the Greeks too, and proceeded to tell them the good news about the Lord Jesus.

Acts 13:38

So, my brothers, you must understand that through Him the forgiveness of your sins is now proclaimed to you,

Acts 17:3

explaining them and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and said, "This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ."

Acts 17:18

Some of the Epicurean and the Stoic philosophers began to debate with him; and some said, "What is this scraps-of-truth-picker trying to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities." They said so because he was telling the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

Acts 20:27-28

for I never shrank from telling you God's whole plan.

Romans 16:25

To Him who can make you strong in accordance with the good news I bring and in accordance with the message preached about Jesus Christ, in accordance with the uncovering of the secret which for ages past had not been told,

1 Corinthians 1:23

we are preaching the Christ who was crucified -- a message that is a trap-stick to the Jews and nonsense to the Greeks,

1 Corinthians 1:30

So you owe it all to Him through union with Christ Jesus, whom God has made our wisdom, our means of right standing, our consecration, and our redemption,

1 Corinthians 2:15

But the spiritual man appreciates everything, and yet he himself is not really appreciated by anybody.

1 Corinthians 4:14

I do not write this to make you blush with shame but to give you counsel as my dear children.

1 Corinthians 12:8

To one, wise speech is given by the Spirit; to another, by the same Spirit, intelligent speech is given;

1 Corinthians 15:12

Now if we preach that Christ has been raised from the dead, how is it that some of you are saying that there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead?

2 Corinthians 4:5

For I am not proclaiming myself but Christ Jesus as Lord, and myself a slave of yours for Jesus' sake.

2 Corinthians 10:14

For I am not overstepping my authority as though I should not reach you, for I was the very first to reach as far as you with the good news of Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:2

For I feel a divine jealousy for you, as I betrothed you to Christ, to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.

Ephesians 3:8

yes, on me, the very least of all His people, this unmerited favor was bestowed -- that I might preach as good news to the heathen the boundless riches of Christ,

Ephesians 4:11-13

And He has given some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,

Philippians 1:15-18

Some, indeed, are actually preaching Christ because they are moved by jealousy and partisanship, but others are doing so from the motive of good will;

Colossians 2:10

and through union with Him you too are filled with it. He is the Head of all principalities and dominions.

Colossians 3:16

Let the message of Christ continue to live in you in all its wealth of wisdom; keep on teaching it to one another and training one another in it with thankfulness, in your hearts singing praise to God with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

that no one should do wrong and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord takes vengeance for all such things, as we told you before and solemnly warned you.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-14

We beg you, brothers, to practice showing respect to those who labor among you, who are your leaders in the Lord's work, and who advise you;

1 Timothy 3:2

So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;

1 Timothy 3:16

Undoubtedly the mystery of our religion is a great wonder: "He was made visible in human form; He was vindicated by the Spirit; He was seen by angels; He was proclaimed among the heathen; He was trusted in throughout the world; He was taken up to glory."

2 Timothy 2:24-25

and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.

Hebrews 10:14

For by that one sacrifice He has made perfect for all time those who are consecrated to Him.

Hebrews 13:21

perfectly fit you to do His will, He Himself, through Jesus Christ, accomplishing through you what is pleasing to Him. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

2 Peter 3:15

Always think of our Lord's patience as salvation, just as our dearly beloved brother Paul, with the wisdom granted him, wrote you to do,