(A)Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; praying at the same time (B)for us as well, that God will open up to us a (C)door for (D)the word, so that we may proclaim (E)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also (F)been imprisoned; that I may make it clear (G)in the way that I ought to proclaim it.

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Closing Exhortations

Devote yourselves to prayer. Be alert[a] and thankful when you pray. 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. May I reveal it as clearly as I should![c]

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 4:2 Lit. Be alert in it
  2. Colossians 4:3 Or Christ
  3. Colossians 4:4 Lit. as I should speak