Colossians 4:2

Persevere in prayer, and be watchful in the same with thanksgiving;

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

In Context

1Masters, give to your servants what is just and equal, for you know that you have a Master in heaven.

3praying at the same time also for us, that God may open for us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of the Christ, for which I am in bonds,

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Cross References

Matthew 26:41Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit is, willing, but the flesh is weak.

Luke 18:1And he spoke a parable to them, that they ought always to pray, and not to become weary,

Romans 12:12in hope, be joyful; in affliction, be patient; in prayer, be persevering;

Matthew Henry on Colossians 4:2

Relative Duties. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. The apostle proceeds with the duty of masters to their servants, which might have been joined to the foregoing chapter, and is a part of that discourse. Here observe, 1. Justice is required of them: Give unto your servants that which is just and equal ( v. 1 ), not only strict justice, but equity and kindness. Be faithful to your promises to them, and perform your agreements;… Read the whole commentary →

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