Colossians 4:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
Speaking to God and Others
2 Devote yourselves(A) to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door(B) to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ,(C) for which I am in chains,(D) 4 so that I may make it known as I should.
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Colossians 4:2-4
International Standard Version
Closing Exhortations
2 Devote yourselves to prayer. Be alert[a] and thankful when you pray. 3 At the same time also pray for us—that God would open before us a door for the word so that we may tell the secret about the Messiah,[b] for which I have been imprisoned. 4 May I reveal it as clearly as I should![c]
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- Colossians 4:2 Lit. Be alert in it
- Colossians 4:3 Or Christ
- Colossians 4:4 Lit. as I should speak
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