Colossians 4:3
praying at the same time also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of the Christ, because of which also I have been bound,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;
4that I may manifest it, as it behoveth me to speak;
Cross References
Matthew 13:11And he answering said to them that — 'To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,
Romans 15:30And I call upon you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me unto God,
1 Corinthians 16:9for a door to me hath been opened — great and effectual — and withstanders [are] many.
Ephesians 3:1For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,
Ephesians 6:19and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,
Philippians 1:13so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in the whole praetorium, and to the other places — all,
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 →