Colossians 4:2

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

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

In Context

1Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

3withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 1:12And it came to pass, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.

Job 15:4Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.

Psalms 55:16As for me, I will call upon God; And Jehovah will save me.

Matthew 26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Luke 18:1And he spake also a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Romans 12:12rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

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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