Colossians 4:3
praying also for us, that Aloha may open to us the gate of the word, to speak the mystery of the Meshiha, for the sake of which I am bound,
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
2In prayer be constant, and be watchful in it, and (in) giving thanks;
4that I may fully make it manifest, as it behoveth me.
Cross References
Matthew 13:11He replied and said to them, Because unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them it is not given.
Romans 15:30Now I entreat of you, my brethren, by our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, and by the love of the Spirit, to labour with me in prayer on my behalf, with Aloha,
1 Corinthians 16:9For a great door is opened to me, which is full of labours, and the opposers are many.
Ephesians 3:1On account of this I, Paulos, am bound for Jeshu Meshiha for the sake of you Gentiles:
Ephesians 6:19praying constantly and invoking on behalf of all the saints; and for me also, that the word may be given me with openness of my mouth, that I may boldly proclaim the mystery of the gospel,
Philippians 1:13For so also my bonds are manifest for the Meshiha in the whole palace, and unto all besides.
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 →