Colossians 4:2

Unto prayer, be devoting yourselves, watching therein with thanksgiving:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Ye masters! that which is just and equitable, unto your servants, be rendering, knowing that, ye also, have a Master in heaven.

3Praying, at the same time, for us also,—that, God, would open unto us a door for the word, so that we may speak the sacred secret of the Christ—for the sake of which also I am in bonds,

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Cross References

1 Samuel 1:12And so it was, as she continued praying before Yahweh, that Eli was watching her mouth.

Job 15:4But, thou, wouldst take away reverence, and wouldst attain unto meditation before GOD.

Psalms 55:16I, unto God, will cry,—And, Yahweh, will save me.

Matthew 26:41Be watching and praying, that ye may not enter into temptation: The spirit, indeed, is, eager, but, the flesh, weak.

Luke 18:1And he was speaking a parable unto them, as to its being needful for them always to pray, and not be faint-hearted;

Romans 12:12In hope, rejoicing, in tribulation, enduring, in prayer, persevering,

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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