Colossians 1:28

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in ...