Colossians 4:2
Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:12And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
Job 15:4Yea, thou doest away with fear, and restrainest devotion before God.
Psalms 55:16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall 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 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 stedfastly 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 →