Colossians 4:3
Praying withal for us also, that God may open unto us a door of speech to speak the mystery of Christ (for which also I am bound;)
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2Be instant in prayer; watching in it with thanksgiving:
4That I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.
Cross References
Matthew 13:11Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.
Romans 15:30I beseech you therefore, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the charity of the Holy Ghost, that you help me in your prayers for me to God,
1 Corinthians 16:9For a great door and evident is opened unto me: and many adversaries.
Ephesians 3:1For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles;
Ephesians 6:19And for me, that speech may be given me, that I may open my mouth with confidence, to make known the mystery of the gospel.
Philippians 1:13So that my bands are made manifest in Christ, in all the court, and in all other places;
Matthew Henry on Colossians 4:3-5
Apostolic Exhortations. ( a. d. 62.) 2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 3 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: 4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. If this be considered as connected with the foregoing verse, then we may observe that it is part of the duty which masters owe their servants to pray with them, and to pray daily with them, or continue in prayer. They must not… Read the whole commentary →