Colossians 4:3
1 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
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.
5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,
- ASV
- withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
- DARBY
- praying at the same time for us also, that God may open to us a door of the word to speak the mystery of Christ, on account of which also I am bound,
- BLB
- praying at the same time also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, on account of which also I have been bound,
- ÅB
- og be også for oss at Gud må åpne oss en dør for ordet så vi kan forkynne Kristi hemmelighet, den for hvis skyld jeg og er i lenker,
- OTB
- Og be også for oss, at Gud må åpne en dør for vårt budskap, så vi kan forkynne Kristi mysterium, for hvilket jeg også er i lenker.
- B1930
- og bed også for oss at Gud må oplate oss en dør for ordet så vi kan forkynne Kristi hemmelighet, den for hvis skyld jeg og er i lenker,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 6:19–20
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
Read in contextActs 14:27
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 3:1–2
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
Read in contextPhilippians 1:13–14
So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:1
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Read in context2 Corinthians 2:12
Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
Read in contextColossians 1:26
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
Read in contextRevelation 3:7–8
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
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