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THE MESSAGE
Colossians 4:4
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Christian Standard Bible®
so that I may make it known as I should.
so that I may make it known as I should.
King James Version (1611)
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speake.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speake.
King James Version
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
English Standard Version
that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
New American Standard Bible
that I may make it clear in the way that I ought to proclaim it.
that I may make it clear in the way that I ought to proclaim it.
New Century Version
Pray that I can speak in a way that will make it clear, as I should.
Pray that I can speak in a way that will make it clear, as I should.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.
that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.
Legacy Standard Bible
that I may make it manifest in the way I ought to speak.
that I may make it manifest in the way I ought to speak.
Berean Standard Bible
Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
Contemporary English Version
Please pray that I will make the message as clear as possible.
Please pray that I will make the message as clear as possible.
Complete Jewish Bible
And pray that I may speak, as I should, in a way that makes the message clear.
And pray that I may speak, as I should, in a way that makes the message clear.
Darby Translation
to the end that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.
to the end that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.
Easy-to-Read Version
Pray that I will say what is necessary to make this truth clear to everyone.
Pray that I will say what is necessary to make this truth clear to everyone.
Geneva Bible (1587)
That I may vtter it, as it becommeth mee to speake.
That I may vtter it, as it becommeth mee to speake.
George Lamsa Translation
So that I may make it manifest and speak about it as I should.
So that I may make it manifest and speak about it as I should.
Good News Translation
Pray, then, that I may speak, as I should, in such a way as to make it clear.
Pray, then, that I may speak, as I should, in such a way as to make it clear.
Lexham English Bible
so that I may reveal it, as it is necessary for me to speak.
so that I may reveal it, as it is necessary for me to speak.
Literal Translation
that I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.
that I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.
Amplified Bible
that I may make it clear [and speak boldly and unfold the mystery] in the way I should.
that I may make it clear [and speak boldly and unfold the mystery] in the way I should.
American Standard Version
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Bible in Basic English
So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.
So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.
Hebrew Names Version
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
International Standard Version
May I reveal it as clearly as I should!as I should speak">[fn]
May I reveal it as clearly as I should!as I should speak">[fn]
Etheridge Translation
that I may fully make it manifest, as it behoveth me.
that I may fully make it manifest, as it behoveth me.
Murdock Translation
that I may unfold it, and utter it, as it behooveth me.
that I may unfold it, and utter it, as it behooveth me.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
That I may vtter it, as I ought to speake.
That I may vtter it, as I ought to speake.
English Revised Version
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
World English Bible
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Weymouth's New Testament
Then I shall proclaim it fully, as it is my duty to do.
Then I shall proclaim it fully, as it is my duty to do.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for which also Y am boundun, that Y schewe it, so as it bihoueth me to speke.
for which also Y am boundun, that Y schewe it, so as it bihoueth me to speke.
Update Bible Version
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Webster's Bible Translation
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
New English Translation
Pray that I may make it known as I should.
Pray that I may make it known as I should.
New King James Version
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
New Living Translation
Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should.
Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should.
New Life Bible
Pray that I will be able to preach so everyone can understand. This is the way I should speak.
Pray that I will be able to preach so everyone can understand. This is the way I should speak.
New Revised Standard
so that I may reveal it clearly, as I should.
so that I may reveal it clearly, as I should.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
That I may make it manifest as behoveth me to speak.
That I may make it manifest as behoveth me to speak.
Douay-Rheims Bible
That I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.
That I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.
Revised Standard Version
that I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.
that I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
yt I maye vtter it as it becometh me to speake.
yt I maye vtter it as it becometh me to speake.
Young's Literal Translation
that I may manifest it, as it behoveth me to speak;
that I may manifest it, as it behoveth me to speak;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that I maye vtter ye same, as it becommeth me to speake.
that I maye vtter ye same, as it becommeth me to speake.
Mace New Testament (1729)
that I may publish it in the manner, it should necessarily be done.
that I may publish it in the manner, it should necessarily be done.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Pray that I can make the gospel easy to understand.
Pray that I can make the gospel easy to understand.
Contextual Overview
2Pray diligently. Stay alert, with your eyes wide open in gratitude. Don't forget to pray for us, that God will open doors for telling the mystery of Christ, even while I'm locked up in this jail. Pray that every time I open my mouth I'll be able to make Christ plain as day to them.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I may: Matthew 10:26, Matthew 10:27, Acts 4:29, 2 Corinthians 3:12, 2 Corinthians 4:1-4
as: Colossians 4:6, Acts 5:29, 1 Corinthians 2:4, 1 Corinthians 2:5, 2 Corinthians 2:14-17, Ephesians 6:20
Reciprocal: Proverbs 23:16 - thy Isaiah 57:19 - the fruit Ezekiel 29:21 - the opening Luke 21:15 - I will Acts 28:31 - with 1 Corinthians 1:5 - in all Philippians 1:14 - waxing
Cross-References
Genesis 4:16
Cain left the presence of God and lived in No-Man's-Land, east of Eden.
Cain left the presence of God and lived in No-Man's-Land, east of Eden.
Genesis 4:17
Cain slept with his wife. She conceived and had Enoch. He then built a city and named it after his son, Enoch. Enoch had Irad, Irad had Mehujael, Mehujael had Methushael, Methushael had Lamech.
Cain slept with his wife. She conceived and had Enoch. He then built a city and named it after his son, Enoch. Enoch had Irad, Irad had Mehujael, Mehujael had Methushael, Methushael had Lamech.
Genesis 4:19
Lamech married two wives, Adah and Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal, the ancestor of all who live in tents and herd cattle. His brother's name was Jubal, the ancestor of all who play the lyre and flute. Zillah gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who worked at the forge making bronze and iron tools. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.
Lamech married two wives, Adah and Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal, the ancestor of all who live in tents and herd cattle. His brother's name was Jubal, the ancestor of all who play the lyre and flute. Zillah gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who worked at the forge making bronze and iron tools. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.
Genesis 15:17
When the sun was down and it was dark, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch moved between the split carcasses. That's when God made a covenant with Abram: "I'm giving this land to your children, from the Nile River in Egypt to the River Euphrates in Assyria—the country of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaim, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites."
When the sun was down and it was dark, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch moved between the split carcasses. That's when God made a covenant with Abram: "I'm giving this land to your children, from the Nile River in Egypt to the River Euphrates in Assyria—the country of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaim, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites."
Numbers 16:35
Then God sent lightning. The fire cremated the 250 men who were offering the incense.
Then God sent lightning. The fire cremated the 250 men who were offering the incense.
Numbers 18:17
"On the other hand, you don't redeem a firstborn ox, sheep, or goat—they are holy. Instead splash their blood on the Altar and burn their fat as a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance to God . But you get the meat, just as you get the breast from the Wave-Offering and the right thigh. All the holy offerings that the People of Israel set aside for God , I'm turning over to you and your children. That's the standard rule and includes both you and your children—a Covenant-of-Salt, eternal and unchangeable before God ."
"On the other hand, you don't redeem a firstborn ox, sheep, or goat—they are holy. Instead splash their blood on the Altar and burn their fat as a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance to God . But you get the meat, just as you get the breast from the Wave-Offering and the right thigh. All the holy offerings that the People of Israel set aside for God , I'm turning over to you and your children. That's the standard rule and includes both you and your children—a Covenant-of-Salt, eternal and unchangeable before God ."
Judges 6:21
The angel of God stretched out the tip of the stick he was holding and touched the meat and the bread. Fire broke out of the rock and burned up the meat and bread while the angel of God slipped away out of sight. And Gideon knew it was the angel of God! Gideon said, "Oh no! Master, God ! I have seen the angel of God face-to-face!"
The angel of God stretched out the tip of the stick he was holding and touched the meat and the bread. Fire broke out of the rock and burned up the meat and bread while the angel of God slipped away out of sight. And Gideon knew it was the angel of God! Gideon said, "Oh no! Master, God ! I have seen the angel of God face-to-face!"
1 Kings 18:38
Immediately the fire of God fell and burned up the offering, the wood, the stones, the dirt, and even the water in the trench.
Immediately the fire of God fell and burned up the offering, the wood, the stones, the dirt, and even the water in the trench.
2 Chronicles 7:1
When Solomon finished praying, a bolt of lightning out of heaven struck the Whole-Burnt-Offering and sacrifices and the Glory of God filled The Temple. The Glory was so dense that the priests couldn't get in— God so filled The Temple that there was no room for the priests! When all Israel saw the fire fall from heaven and the Glory of God fill The Temple, they fell on their knees, bowed their heads, and worshiped, thanking God : Yes! God is good! His love never quits!
When Solomon finished praying, a bolt of lightning out of heaven struck the Whole-Burnt-Offering and sacrifices and the Glory of God filled The Temple. The Glory was so dense that the priests couldn't get in— God so filled The Temple that there was no room for the priests! When all Israel saw the fire fall from heaven and the Glory of God fill The Temple, they fell on their knees, bowed their heads, and worshiped, thanking God : Yes! God is good! His love never quits!
Hebrews 11:4
By an act of faith, Abel brought a better sacrifice to God than Cain. It was what he believed, not what he brought, that made the difference. That's what God noticed and approved as righteous. After all these centuries, that belief continues to catch our notice.
By an act of faith, Abel brought a better sacrifice to God than Cain. It was what he believed, not what he brought, that made the difference. That's what God noticed and approved as righteous. After all these centuries, that belief continues to catch our notice.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That I may make it manifest,.... It being a mystery, a secret, which was hid in God from everlasting, and, during the legal dispensation, was wrapped up in types, and shadows, and sacrifices, and is still hidden unto the natural man. Wherefore the apostle was desirous of making it manifest in a ministerial way; for God only, by his Spirit, makes it manifest in a spiritual, experimental, and saving way.
As, says he,
I ought to speak. The Arabic version adds, "concerning it", the Gospel, the mystery of Christ. The apostle's meaning is, that he might deliver it with that clearness and evidence, and use that plainness of speech which became the Gospel, and him as a minister of it, and not ambiguous expressions, equivocal phrases, words of double meanings, on purpose to hide things from men, but by manifestation of the truth, to commend himself to every man's conscience in the sight of God. As also to speak it faithfully, declaring the whole counsel of God, keeping back nothing that might be profitable to the churches; and with all constancy and certainty, with all boldness and intrepidity of soul, and freedom of mind; not seeking to please men, aiming at vain glory, and popular applause, or being afraid of their faces, menaces, and reproaches.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
That I may make it manifest ... - Notes, Ephesians 6:20.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Colossians 4:4. That I may make it manifest — It was a mystery, and he wished to make it manifest-to lay it open, and make all men see it.
