| English Standard Version (ESV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. | 28 We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. |
| 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. | 29 To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me. |
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