Colossians 1:28 (KJV)

Passage

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Colossians 1:28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

Colossians 1:29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "preach", "warning", "teaching", "wisdom", "present", "perfect", "christ", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "preach" and "warning", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "To whom God would make known what..." into verse 29's "Whereunto I also labour striving according to...", so "preach" and "warning" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "preach" and "warning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.