Colossians 4:3
Pray together for us also, that God would open a door for the word, to speak the secret truth of Christ. Because of this, I am chained up.
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2Continue steadfastly in prayer. Stay alert in it in thanksgiving.
4Pray that I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.
Cross References
Matthew 13:11Jesus answered and said to them, “You have been given the privilege of understanding mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Romans 15:30Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.
1 Corinthians 16:9for a wide door has opened for me, and there are many adversaries.
Ephesians 3:1Because of this I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles.
Ephesians 6:19And pray for me, that a message might be given to me when I open my mouth. Pray that I might make known with boldness the hidden truth about the gospel.
Philippians 1:13As a result, my chains in Christ came to light throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else.
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 →