Colossians 4:4

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

That I may make it manifest as behoveth me to speak.

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 Century Version
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.

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.

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 Unto prayer, be devoting yourselves, watching therein with thanksgiving: ³ Praying, at the same time, for us also, - that, God, would open unto us a door for the word, so that we may speak the sacred secret of the Christ - for the sake of which also I am in bonds, ⁴ That I may make it manifest as behoveth me to speak.

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 forth from the presence of Yahweh, - and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.

Genesis 4:17
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bare Enoch, - Now it happened that he was building a city, so he called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took to himself two wives, - the name of the one, was Adah, and, the name of the second Zillah.

Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Jabal, - he, was father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle;

Genesis 15:17
So it came to pass when, the sun, had gone in, and Ira thick darkness, had come on, that lo there was a smoking hearth and torch of fire, which passed through between these pieces.

Exodus 13:12
that thou shalt set apart whatsoever is born first, to Yahweh; and, of all firstlings of beasts which thou shalt have, the males, shall pertain to Yahweh.

Leviticus 9:24
yea, there came forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed upon the altar, the ascending-sacrifice and the portions of fat, - and all the people beheld and shouted, and fell down upon their faces.

Numbers 16:35
Fire also came forth, from Yahweh, - and consumed the two hundred and fifty men, who offered the incense.

Numbers 18:12
All the best of oil, and all the best of new-wine and corn, - the firstfruits thereof which they shall give unto Yahweh, unto thee, have I given them.

Numbers 18:17
Only a firstling ox or a firstling sheep or a firstling goat, shalt thou not redeem, hallowed, they are, - their blood, shalt thou dash against the altar and of their fat, shalt thou make a perfume, an altar-flame, for a satisfying odour unto Yahweh:

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.