Colossians 4:2

World English Bible (2000)

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 5:17-18 : 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
  • Eph 6:18 : 18 with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:
  • Phil 4:6 : 6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
  • Luke 18:1 : 1 He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
  • Mark 13:33 : 33 Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don't know when the time is.
  • Rom 12:12 : 12 rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
  • Col 1:9 : 9 For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  • Col 2:7 : 7 rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
  • Job 15:4 : 4 Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.
  • Col 3:15 : 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
  • Col 3:17 : 17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do 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, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
  • Job 27:8-9 : 8 For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him? 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?
  • Ps 55:16-17 : 16 As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me. 17 Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
  • Ps 109:4 : 4 In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
  • Matt 26:41 : 41 Watch and pray, that you don't enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
  • 1 Sam 12:23 : 23 Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

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    12 rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

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    20 giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

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    4 But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word."

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    1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:

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    4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.

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    5 For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

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    14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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    14 while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.

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