Colossians
Colossians 1:28–29
28We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfectf in Christ. 29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
Footnotes
- f 1:28 Or fully mature
Word by word
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Colossians 1:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| proclaim | καταγγέλλομεν | katangellomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2605 I declare openly, preach |
| Him | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| admonishing | νουθετοῦντες | nouthetountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3560 I admonish, warn, counsel |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| teaching | διδάσκοντες | didaskontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1321 I teach |
| everyone | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| all | πάσῃ | pasē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| wisdom | σοφίᾳ | sophia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4678 wisdom |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| we may present | παραστήσωμεν | parastēsōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G3936 I bring, present, come up to and stand by |
| everyone | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| perfect | τέλειον | teleion | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5046 perfect, full-grown |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Christ | Χριστῷ | Christō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
Colossians 1:29
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To | Εἰς | Eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| this end | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| I also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| labor | κοπιῶ | kopiō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2872 I grow weary, toil |
| striving | ἀγωνιζόμενος | agōnizomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G75 I strive, contend |
| with all | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| energy | ἐνέργειαν | energeian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1753 working, activity |
| working | ἐνεργουμένην | energoumenēn | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1754 I work, accomplish, am operative |
| powerfully | δυνάμει | dynamei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1411 might, power, marvelous works |
| within | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| me | ἐμοὶ | emoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
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Colossians 1:28 Ephesians 5:27 · Jeremiah 3:15 · Ephesians 4:11–13 · Matthew 5:48 · Colossians 3:16 · 2 Timothy 2:24–25 · 1 Corinthians 2:6 · Colossians 1:22 · Acts 20:31 · 2 Corinthians 11:2 · 2 Corinthians 4:5 · Acts 8:35
Colossians 1:29 1 Corinthians 15:10 · Ephesians 1:19 · 1 Corinthians 9:25–27 · Ephesians 3:7 · Philippians 2:13 · Colossians 2:1 · Hebrews 13:21 · 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 · 1 Corinthians 12:11 · 1 Thessalonians 2:9 · 2 Thessalonians 3:8 · Romans 15:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.