Colossians 4:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 5:17-18 : 17 constantly pray, 18 in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
  • Eph 6:18 : 18 With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints.
  • Phil 4:6 : 6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.
  • Luke 18:1 : 1 Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.
  • Mark 13:33 : 33 Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.
  • Rom 12:12 : 12 Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 Service, Suffering, and Judgment For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.
  • Col 1:9 : 9 Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  • Col 2:7 : 7 rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
  • Job 15:4 : 4 But you even break off piety, and hinder meditation before God.
  • Col 3:15 : 15 Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart(for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.
  • Col 3:17 : 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
  • Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
  • Job 27:8-9 : 8 For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? 9 Does God listen to his cry when distress overtakes him? 10 Will he find delight in the Almighty? Will he call out to God at all times?
  • Ps 55:16-17 : 16 As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me. 17 During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.
  • Ps 109:4 : 4 They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray.
  • Matt 26:41 : 41 Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
  • 1 Sam 12:23 : 23 As far as I am concerned, far be it from me to sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you! I will instruct you in the way that is good and upright.

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    4Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!

    5Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near!

    6Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.

    7And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

  • Col 4:3-4
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    3At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

    4Pray that I may make it known as I should.

  • Eph 1:16
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    16I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.

  • Eph 6:18
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    18With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints.

  • Phlm 1:4
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    4Thanks for Philemon’s Love and Faith I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,

  • 1 Thess 5:17-18
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    17constantly pray,

    18in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

  • Col 1:3-4
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    3Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer for the Church We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

    4since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

  • Phil 1:3-4
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    3Prayer for the Church I thank my God every time I remember you.

    4I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you

  • Col 3:15
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    15Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart(for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.

  • Col 2:7
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    7rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

  • Col 4:1
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    1Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

  • 1 Thess 1:2-3
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    2Thanksgiving for Response to the Gospel We thank God always for all of you as we mention you constantly in our prayers,

    3because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Rom 12:12
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    12Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

  • Eph 5:20
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    20always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

  • Acts 6:4
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    4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

  • 1 Tim 2:1
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    1Prayer for All People First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,

  • Col 3:17
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    17And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

  • Col 4:12
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    12Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

  • 1 Thess 3:9-10
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    9For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?

    10We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith.

  • Phlm 1:22
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    22At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.

  • 1 Pet 4:7
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    7Service, Suffering, and Judgment For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

  • 2 Cor 1:11
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    11as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

  • 1 Cor 1:4
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    4Thanksgiving I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.

  • Acts 12:5
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    5So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

  • Rom 1:9
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    9For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you

  • Eph 4:3
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    3making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

  • 2 Tim 1:3
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    3Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.

  • Col 1:9
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    9Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

  • 2 Cor 9:11
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    11You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

  • Eph 4:1
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    1Live in Unity I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

  • Col 1:11
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    11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

  • Acts 4:29
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    29And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,

  • Eph 5:4
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    4Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting– all of which are out of character– but rather thanksgiving.

  • 1 Tim 4:5
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    5For it is sanctified by God’s word and by prayer.

  • 2 Thess 1:11
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    11And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,

  • 2 Cor 4:15
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    15For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God.

  • Eph 3:14
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    14Prayer for Strengthened Love For this reason I kneel before the Father,

  • 2 Cor 8:16
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    16The Mission of Titus But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you,

  • 2 Cor 9:14
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    14And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you.

  • 1 Tim 2:8
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    8So I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or dispute.

  • Col 4:6
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    6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.