Colossians 4:3
At the same time praying also for us, that God would open to us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
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In Context
2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
4That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Cross References
Matthew 13:11He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Romans 15:30Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
1 Corinthians 16:9For a great door and effectual is opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
Ephesians 3:1For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
Ephesians 6:19And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
Philippians 1:13So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in 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 →