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Colossians 4:4
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so that I may make it known as I should.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speake.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
that I may make it clear in the way that I ought to proclaim it.
that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.
that I may make it manifest in the way I ought to speak.
Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
Please pray that I will make the message as clear as possible.
And pray that I may speak, as I should, in a way that makes the message clear.
to the end that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.
Pray that I will say what is necessary to make this truth clear to everyone.
That I may vtter it, as it becommeth mee to speake.
So that I may make it manifest and speak about it as I should.
Pray, then, that I may speak, as I should, in such a way as to make it clear.
so that I may reveal it, as it is necessary for me to speak.
that I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.
that I may make it clear [and speak boldly and unfold the mystery] in the way I should.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
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that I may fully make it manifest, as it behoveth me.
that I may unfold it, and utter it, as it behooveth me.
That I may vtter it, as I ought to speake.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Then I shall proclaim it fully, as it is my duty to do.
for which also Y am boundun, that Y schewe it, so as it bihoueth me to speke.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Pray that I may make it known as I should.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should.
Pray that I will be able to preach so everyone can understand. This is the way I should speak.
so that I may reveal it clearly, as I should.
That I may make it manifest as behoveth me to speak.
That I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.
that I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.
yt I maye vtter it as it becometh me to speake.
that I may manifest it, as it behoveth me to speak;
that I maye vtter ye same, as it becommeth me to speake.
that I may publish it in the manner, it should necessarily be done.
Pray that I can make the gospel easy to understand.
Contextual Overview
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
So Cain went away from the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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.
Lamech married two women, Adah and Zillah.
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who became the first person to live in tents and raise cattle.
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.
you must give him every firstborn male. Also every firstborn male animal must be given to the Lord .
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.
Then a fire came down from the Lord and destroyed the two hundred fifty men who had presented the incense.
"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.
"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.