Colossians 4:3
praying also at the same time for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, that I may speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains:
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2Persevere in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
4that I may make it evident, as I ought to speak.
Cross References
Matthew 13:11And he answered and said unto them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Romans 15:30Now I exhort you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you wrestle earnestly with me in prayers for me unto God;
1 Corinthians 16:9for there is opened to me a great door, and effectual, and there are many adversaries.
Ephesians 3:1FOR this cause am I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
Ephesians 6:19and for me that there may be given unto me utterance to open my mouth with boldness, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
Philippians 1:13so that my bonds are manifest in Christ through the whole palace, and 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 →