Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. New Living Translation Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. English Standard Version Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. Berean Standard Bible Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful, Berean Literal Bible Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it, with thanksgiving, King James Bible Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; New King James Version Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; New American Standard Bible Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; NASB 1995 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; NASB 1977 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; Legacy Standard Bible Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; Amplified Bible Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving. Christian Standard Bible Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving. Holman Christian Standard Bible Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving. American Standard Version Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; Contemporary English Version Never give up praying. And when you pray, keep alert and be thankful. English Revised Version Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; GOD'S WORD® Translation Keep praying. Pay attention when you offer prayers of thanksgiving. Good News Translation Be persistent in prayer, and keep alert as you pray, giving thanks to God. International Standard Version Devote yourselves to prayer. Be alert and thankful when you pray. Majority Standard Bible Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful, NET Bible Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. New Heart English Bible Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving; Webster's Bible Translation Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Weymouth New Testament Be earnest and unwearied in prayer, being on the alert in it and in your giving of thanks. World English Bible Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionContinue in the prayer, watching in it in thanksgiving, Berean Literal Bible Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it, with thanksgiving, Young's Literal Translation In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving; Smith's Literal Translation In prayer persevere, watching in it in gratitude. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBe instant in prayer; watching in it with thanksgiving: Catholic Public Domain Version Pursue prayer. Be watchful in prayer with acts of thanksgiving. New American Bible Persevere in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; New Revised Standard Version Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleContinue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Aramaic Bible in Plain English Persevere in prayer and be watching in it and giving thanks. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentPersevere in prayer, and be watchful in the same with thanksgiving; Godbey New Testament Be constant in prayer, watching in the same with thanksgiving; Haweis New Testament Persevere in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; Mace New Testament Persevere and be vigilant in prayer and in thanksgiving: Weymouth New Testament Be earnest and unwearied in prayer, being on the alert in it and in your giving of thanks. Worrell New Testament Persevere in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; Worsley New Testament Persevere in prayer, and be watchful in it, with thanksgiving. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Fellow Workers1Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven. 2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful, 3as 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.… Cross References 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing. Ephesians 6:18 Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints. Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Acts 1:14 With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. 1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray. Mark 13:33 Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come. 1 Timothy 2:1 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. Psalm 145:18 The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. Psalm 5:3 In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation. Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Treasury of Scripture Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Continue. Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 1 Samuel 12:23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: See on Luke 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; watch. Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mark 13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. thanksgiving. Colossians 2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Colossians 3:15,17 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful… Jump to Previous Alert Attitude Continue Devote Earnest Keeping Persevere Praise Prayer Steadfastly Stedfastly Thankful Thanks Thanksgiving Therein Times Unwearied Watch Watchful Watching YourselvesJump to Next Alert Attitude Continue Devote Earnest Keeping Persevere Praise Prayer Steadfastly Stedfastly Thankful Thanks Thanksgiving Therein Times Unwearied Watch Watchful Watching YourselvesColossians 4 1. He exhorts them to be fervent in prayer;5. to walk wisely toward those who are not yet come to the true knowledge of Christ. 10. He salutes them, and wishes them all prosperity. Devote yourselves The Greek word used here is "προσκαρτερέω" (proskartereó), which conveys a sense of steadfastness and perseverance. In the early Christian context, this term implies a continuous, unwavering commitment. The Apostle Paul is urging the Colossian believers to make prayer a central, persistent part of their lives. This devotion is not a casual or occasional activity but a dedicated, ongoing practice. Historically, the early church was marked by its commitment to prayer, as seen in Acts 2:42, where the believers "devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." to prayer being watchful and thankful (1)FINAL EXHORTATION to prayer (especially for St. Paul himself), and to wisdom towards those without, both in deed and in word (Colossians 4:2-6). (2)COMMENDATION of Tychicus and Onesimus (Colossians 4:7-9). (3)SALUTATION from Aristarchus, Marcus, Justus, Epaphras, Luke, Demas (Colossians 4:10-14). (4)CHARGE to this Church to exchange greetings and letters with the Laodicean Church, and special charge to Archippus (Colossians 4:15-17). . . . Verses 2-6. - SECTION IX. PRAYER AND SOCIAL CONVERSE. There are added some brief exhortations of a more general tenor, the contents of which are summed up in the heading given to this section. Verse 2. - Continue steadfast in prayer, being watchful (or, wakeful) therein, with thanksgiving (Ephesians 6:18; Romans 12:12; Philippians 4:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 18; 1 Timothy 2:1; Luke 11:5-10; Luke 18:1-8; Luke 21:36; Acts 1:14; Acts 20:31; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 1 Peter 5:8; Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38). "Steadfast continuance" in prayer is specially illustrated in our Lord's sayings on the subject in St. Luke (comp. Acts 1:14, where the same peculiar verb is used). In Philippians 4:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 18; 1 Timothy 2:l, again "thanksgiving" is associated with "prayer." Wakefulness in prayer is enjoined by Christ in Matthew 26:41 and Mark 14:38: compare the synonymous ἀγρυπνέω, to be sleepless, used in Ephesians 6:1, 2; Mark 13:33; Luke 21:36; Hebrews 13:17. "To be awake" is to be alive in the fullest sense, to have all the powers of perception and action in readiness. The activity of the soul in prayer is to be both energetic and incessant. "With [literally in, ἐν, not μετὰ, as in Ephesians 6:18] thanksgiving gives the pervading element or influence, in or under which the prayers of the Colossians were to be offered (comp. Colossians 1:12; Colossians 2:7; Colossians 3:15, 17).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Devote yourselvesπροσκαρτερεῖτε (proskartereite) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4342: To persist, persevere in, continue steadfast in; I wait upon. to Τῇ (Tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. prayer, προσευχῇ (proseuchē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4335: From proseuchomai; prayer; by implication, an oratory. being watchful γρηγοροῦντες (grēgorountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1127: (a) I am awake (in the night), watch, (b) I am watchful, on the alert, vigilant. From egeiro; to keep awake, i.e. Watch. [and] ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. thankful, εὐχαριστίᾳ (eucharistia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2169: Thankfulness, gratitude; giving of thanks, thanksgiving. From eucharistos; gratitude; actively, grateful language. Links Colossians 4:2 NIVColossians 4:2 NLT Colossians 4:2 ESV Colossians 4:2 NASB Colossians 4:2 KJV Colossians 4:2 BibleApps.com Colossians 4:2 Biblia Paralela Colossians 4:2 Chinese Bible Colossians 4:2 French Bible Colossians 4:2 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Colossians 4:2 Continue steadfastly in prayer watching therein (Coloss. Col Co) |
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