New American Standard Bible 2020
Colossians 4:1-5
1MastersG2962, grantG3930 your slavesG1401 justiceG1342 and fairnessG2471, 1knowingG3609 that you alsoG2532 haveG2192 a MasterG2962 in heavenG3772.
22DevoteG4342 yourselvesG4342 to prayerG4335, keepingG1127 alertG1127 in it with an attitude of thanksgivingG2169; 3prayingG4336 at the sameG260 timeG260 3for us asG2532 wellG2532, that GodG2316 will openG455 upG455 to us a 4doorG2374 for 5the wordG3056, so that we may proclaimG2980 6the mysteryG3466 of ChristG5547, for whichG3739 I have alsoG2532 7been imprisonedG1210; 4that I may makeG5319 it clearG5319 8in the wayG5613 that I oughtG1163 to proclaimG2980 it.
5910ConductG4043 yourselves with wisdomG4678 towardG4314 11outsidersG3588G1854, 1213makingG1805 theG1805 mostG1805 ofG1805 the opportunityG2540.
Notes
- 1. Colossians 4:1 Eph 6:9 ↩
- 2. Colossians 4:2 Acts 1:14; Eph 6:18 ↩
- 3. Colossians 4:3 Eph 6:19 ↩
- 4. Colossians 4:3 Acts 14:27 ↩
- 5. Colossians 4:3 2 Tim 4:2 ↩
- 6. Colossians 4:3 Eph 3:3, 4; 6:19 ↩
- 7. Colossians 4:3 Eph 6:20 ↩
- 8. Colossians 4:4 Eph 6:20 ↩
- 9. Colossians 4:5 Lit Walk ↩
- 10. Colossians 4:5 Eph 5:15 ↩
- 11. Colossians 4:5 Mark 4:11 ↩
- 12. Colossians 4:5 Lit redeeming the time ↩
- 13. Colossians 4:5 Eph 5:16 ↩
Commentaries on Colossians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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