Colossians 4:2

Be ye busy in prayer, and wake in it, in doing of thankings; (Be diligent in prayer, and be watchful in it, and in thanksgiving, or in the giving of thanks;)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Lords, give ye to (your) servants that that is just and even (or what is just and fair), witting (or knowing) that also ye have a Lord in heaven.

3and pray each for (the) other, and for us, that God open to us the door of word, to speak the mystery of Christ; for which also I am bound, (and pray for one another, and for us, that God would open for us the door, or the occasion, to preach, yea, to speak about the secret of the Messiah; for which I am now in prison,)

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Cross References

1 Samuel 1:12And it was done, when she multiplied her prayers before the Lord, that Eli espied her mouth.

Job 15:4As much as is in thee, thou hast avoided dread; and thou hast taken away thy prayers before God. (As much as is possible, thou hast avoided fearing God or revering God; and thou hast not presented thy prayers to God.)

Psalms 55:16But I cried to thee, Lord; and the Lord saved me. (But I shall cry to thee, Lord; and the Lord will save me.)

Matthew 26:41Wake ye, and pray ye, that ye enter not into temptation; for the spirit is ready, but the flesh is sick, [or unstable, or unsteadfast]. (Be on watch, or Stay awake, and pray, so that ye enter not into the test; for the spirit is ready, but the flesh is frail or weak.)

Luke 18:1And he said to them also a parable, that it behooveth to pray (for)evermore (or that it behooveth to always pray), and not fail;

Romans 12:12joying in hope, patient in tribulation, busy 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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