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Colossians 4:4

Pray that I can speak in a way that will make it clear, as I should.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Minister, Christian;   Mysteries;   Wisdom;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ephesians, Epistle to;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Colosse;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Colossians;   God;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Colossians, Epistle to the;   Discipline;   Pre-Eminence ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Colossians;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Colossians, Epistle to the;   Mystery;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 2;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
that I may make it clear in the way that I ought to proclaim it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Lexham English Bible
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.
Amplified Bible
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
International Standard Version
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.
Murdock Translation
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.
English Revised Version
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
World English Bible
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.
Weymouth's New Testament
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.
Update Bible Version
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.
New English Translation
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.
New Living Translation
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.
New Revised Standard
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Pray that I can make the gospel easy to understand.

Contextual Overview

2 Continue praying, keeping alert, and always thanking God. 3 Also pray for us that God will give us an opportunity to tell people his message. Pray that we can preach the secret that God has made known about Christ. This is why I am in prison. 4 Pray that I can speak in a way that will make it clear, as I should.

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
So Cain went away from the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Genesis 4:17
He had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. At that time Cain was building a city, which he named after his son Enoch.
Genesis 4:19
Lamech married two women, Adah and Zillah.
Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who became the first person to live in tents and raise cattle.
Genesis 15:17
After the sun went down, it was very dark. Suddenly a smoking firepot and a blazing torch passed between the halves of the dead animals.
Exodus 13:12
you must give him every firstborn male. Also every firstborn male animal must be given to the Lord .
Leviticus 9:24
Fire came out from the Lord and burned up the burnt offering and fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and bowed facedown on the ground.
Numbers 16:35
Then a fire came down from the Lord and destroyed the two hundred fifty men who had presented the incense.
Numbers 18:12
"And I give you all the best olive oil and all the best new wine and grain. This is what the Israelites give to me, the Lord , from the first crops they harvest.
Numbers 18:17
"But you must not make a payment for the firstborn ox or sheep or goat. Those animals are holy. Sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire. The smell is pleasing to the Lord .

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.


 
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