Colossians 4:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains;

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  • Eph 6:19-20 : 19 And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news, 20 For which I am a representative in chains, and that I may say without fear the things which it is right for me to say.
  • Phil 1:7 : 7 So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.
  • Acts 14:27 : 27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.
  • Rev 3:7-8 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia say: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, opening the door so that it may be shut by no one, and shutting it so that it may be open to no one. 8 I have knowledge of your works (see, I have put before you an open door which may be shut by no one), and that you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and have been true to my name.
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Rom 15:30-32 : 30 Now I make request to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you will be working together with me in your prayers to God for me; 31 So that I may be kept safe from those in Judaea who have not put themselves under the rule of God, and that the help which I am taking for Jerusalem may be pleasing to the saints; 32 So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.
  • 1 Cor 4:1 : 1 Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.
  • 1 Cor 16:9 : 9 For a great and important door there is open to me, and there are a number of people against me.
  • 2 Cor 2:12 : 12 Now when I came to Troas for the good news of Christ, and there was an open door for me in the Lord,
  • Eph 3:1 : 1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
  • Eph 4:1 : 1 I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,
  • Phil 1:13-14 : 13 So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ; 14 And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.
  • Phil 1:19 : 19 For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
  • Col 1:26 : 26 The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,
  • Col 2:2-3 : 2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ, 3 In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.
  • 1 Thess 5:25 : 25 Brothers, keep us in mind in your prayers.
  • 2 Thess 3:1-2 : 1 For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you; 2 And that we may be made free from foolish and evil men; for not all have faith.
  • 2 Tim 1:16 : 16 May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;
  • 2 Tim 2:9 : 9 In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.
  • Phlm 1:22 : 22 And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.
  • Heb 13:18-19 : 18 Make prayers for us, for we are certain that our hearts are free from the sense of sin, desiring the right way of life in all things. 19 I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.

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