Colossians 4:3
And pray at the same time for us also, that God may open for us a door for preaching, for us to tell the truth concerning Christ for the sake of which I am even a prisoner.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
2Be earnest and unwearied in prayer, being on the alert in it and in your giving of thanks.
4Then I shall proclaim it fully, as it is my duty to do.
Cross References
Matthew 13:11"Because," He replied, "while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.
Romans 15:30But I entreat you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love which His Spirit inspires, to help me by wrestling in prayer to God on my behalf,
1 Corinthians 16:9for a wide door stands open before me which demands great efforts, and we have many opponents.
Ephesians 3:1For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles--
Ephesians 6:19and ask on my behalf that words may be given to me so that, outspoken and fearless, I may make known the truths (hitherto kept secret) of the Good News--
Philippians 1:13And thus it has become notorious among all the Imperial Guards, and everywhere, that it is for the sake of Christ that I am a prisoner;
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 →