Colossians 4:2

Persevere in prayer, and be watchful in it, with thanksgiving.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1and ye masters, render to your servants justice and equity, knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

3Praying at the same time for us also, that God would open to us a door of utterance, to declare the mystery of Christ, for which also I am in bonds: that I may make it manifest, as I ought.

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Cross References

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 also a parable to them, to shew that men ought always to pray, and not to faint:

Romans 12:12Rejoicing in hope, patient under affliction, persevering 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 →

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