Colossians 4:2–4
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2cdContinue ein prayer, and fwatch in the same gwith thanksgiving; 3withal hpraying also for us, that God would iopen unto us a door of utterance, to speak kthe mystery of Christ, lfor which I am also in bonds: 4that mI may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
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- cTo ver. 4, Eph. 6. 18–20.
- dRom. 12. 12. See Acts 2. 42.
- eSee Luke 18. 1.
- fSee Matt. 24. 42.
- gch. 2. 7. So 1 Thess. 5. 18. See ch. 3. 17.
- hEph. 6. 19. So 1 Thess. 5. 25. 2 Thess. 3. 1.
- iSee Acts 14. 27.
- kSo Matt. 13. 11. 1 Cor. 4. 1. Eph. 3. 4. & 6. 19. ch. 1. 26. & 2. 2.
- lSee Eph. 6. 20.
- mSo Phil. 1. 13.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains, so that I may make it known as I should.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving, praying at the same time for us also, that God may open for us a door of the message, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which also I am a prisoner, so that I may reveal it, as it is necessary for me to speak.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
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