New American Standard Bible 2020
Colossians 4:2-6
21DevoteG4342 yourselvesG4342 to prayerG4335, keepingG1127 alertG1127 in it with an attitude of thanksgivingG2169; 3prayingG4336 at the sameG260 timeG260 2for us asG2532 wellG2532, that GodG2316 will openG455 upG455 to us a 3doorG2374 for 4the wordG3056, so that we may proclaimG2980 5the mysteryG3466 of ChristG5547, for whichG3739 I have alsoG2532 6been imprisonedG1210; 4that I may makeG5319 it clearG5319 7in the wayG5613 that I oughtG1163 to proclaimG2980 it.
589ConductG4043 yourselves with wisdomG4678 towardG4314 10outsidersG3588G1854, 1112makingG1805 theG1805 mostG1805 ofG1805 the opportunityG2540. 613Your speechG3056 must alwaysG3842 be 14with graceG5485, as though seasonedG741 with 15saltG217, so that you will knowG3609 howG4459 you shouldG1163 16respondG611 to eachG1538 personG1520.
Notes
- 1. Colossians 4:2 Acts 1:14; Eph 6:18 ↩
- 2. Colossians 4:3 Eph 6:19 ↩
- 3. Colossians 4:3 Acts 14:27 ↩
- 4. Colossians 4:3 2 Tim 4:2 ↩
- 5. Colossians 4:3 Eph 3:3, 4; 6:19 ↩
- 6. Colossians 4:3 Eph 6:20 ↩
- 7. Colossians 4:4 Eph 6:20 ↩
- 8. Colossians 4:5 Lit Walk ↩
- 9. Colossians 4:5 Eph 5:15 ↩
- 10. Colossians 4:5 Mark 4:11 ↩
- 11. Colossians 4:5 Lit redeeming the time ↩
- 12. Colossians 4:5 Eph 5:16 ↩
- 13. Colossians 4:6 Eph 4:29 ↩
- 14. Colossians 4:6 Or gracious ↩
- 15. Colossians 4:6 Mark 9:50 ↩
- 16. Colossians 4:6 1 Pet 3:15 ↩
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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