Colossians 4:2

In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

In Context

1The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens.

3praying at the same time also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of the Christ, because of which also I have been bound,

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Cross References

1 Samuel 1:12And it hath been, when she multiplied praying before Jehovah, that Eli is watching her mouth,

Job 15:4Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.

Psalms 55:16I — to God I call, and Jehovah saveth me.

Matthew 26:41watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

Luke 18:1And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth [us] always to pray, and not to faint,

Romans 12:12in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

Matthew Henry on Colossians 4:2

Relative Duties. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. The apostle proceeds with the duty of masters to their servants, which might have been joined to the foregoing chapter, and is a part of that discourse. Here observe, 1. Justice is required of them: Give unto your servants that which is just and equal ( v. 1 ), not only strict justice, but equity and kindness. Be faithful to your promises to them, and perform your agreements;… Read the whole commentary →

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