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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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THAT I MAY MAKE IT MANIFEST ... - Notes, Ephesians 6:20....
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CHAPTER 4
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1. Prayer and ministry (Colossians 4:2)
2. Walking in wisdom (Colossians 4:5)
3. The fellowship of the saints in their service (Colossians 4:7)
4. The conclusion ...
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A REQUEST FOR PRAYER: THE NEED OF WISDOM. The Colossians must
persevere in prayer and be vigilant therein with thanksgiving; at the
same time praying for Paul and His companions that God may open for...
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THE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE CHRISTIAN (Colossians 3:18-25 ;
Colossians 4:1)
_ 4:1 Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the
Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not treat th...
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Persevere in prayer. Be vigilant in your prayer, and let thanksgiving
always be a part of it. And at the same time pray for us, that God may
open for us a door for the word, that we may speak the secr...
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MAKE... MANIFEST. App-106. Compare Ephesians 6:20....
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_That I may make it manifest_ Cp. Ephesians 6:20. The request for
prayer for opportunity glides into that for prayer for grace to use
it.
" _Make manifest_" _:_the word is the same as that in e.g. 2
C...
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ἽΝΑ ΦΑΝΕΡΏΣΩ ΑΥ̓ΤῸ. Dependent on ἵνα ὁ
θεὸς�.τ.λ. but expressing more finally than λαλῆσαι
the result of the gift of such opportunity.
Chrysostom and Bengel thinking of St Paul preaching as a prisone...
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2–6. _Prayer_ (Colossians 4:2-4) _and speaking for Christ_
(Colossians 4:5-6)
(Colossians 4:2) In prayer be persevering, ever alert in it, combining
it with thanksgiving; ...
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ΦΑΝΕΡΏΣΩ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΦΑΝΕΡΌΩ (G5319)
прояснять, проявлять. (G1163) ΔΕΊ _praes. ind.
act._ безличное, необходимо; с _асс._ и _inf._
указывает на логическую
необходимость (AS; о значениях "нужд...
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2. CONTINUE STEDFASTLY IN PRAYER, WATCHING THEREIN WITH THANKSGIVING;
3. WITHAL PRAYING FOR US ALSO, THAT GOD MAY OPEN UNTO US A DOOR FOR
THE WORD, TO SPEAK THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST, FOR WHICH I AM ALSO...
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_THAT I MAY MAKE IT MANIFEST, AS I OUGHT TO SPEAK._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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_CORRECTION-DEPORTMENT_
17 We should always distinguish between our place "in _ Christ_ " and
"in the Lord". "In _ Christ_ " physical distinctions vanish, even the
distinction between the sexes is go...
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EXHORTATION AND GREETING
2-6. Exhortation to prayer and wisdom in dealing with heathen....
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CHRIST HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED
THE COLOSSIANS
_HELEN POCOCK_
A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them.
CHAPTER 4
V1 Masters, give what is good and fair to your sla...
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[7.
Conclusion of the Epistle.
(1)
FINAL EXHORTATION to prayer (especially for St. Paul himself), and to
wisdom towards those without, both in deed and in word (Colossians
4:2).
(2)
COMMENDATION...
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(2-4) Comp. the almost exact parallel in Ephesians 6:18, and see Notes
there....
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CHAPTER 4
PRECEPTS FOR THE INNERMOST AND OUTERMOST LIFE
Colossians 4:2 (R.V.)
So ends the ethical portion of the Epistle. A glance over the series
of practical exhortations, from the beginning of th...
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ἵνα is variously connected. The usual way is best which connects
it with ἀνοίξῃ. This is better than going back to
προσευχ., while the connexion with λαλ. is strained. It may
be taken (as Beng., Hofm....
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EXHORTATIONS TO PRAYER, ESPECIALLY FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE
APOSTLE'S WORK, TO WISDOM TOWARDS THOSE WITHOUT AND TO FITNESS OF
SPEECH....
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Colossians 4:2-4 partially parallel to Ephesians 6:18-20....
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PRAYER AND DAILY LIVING
Colossians 4:2
We must pray more. Our lives cannot maintain the Godward attitude
without prolonged seasons of communication with Him through the Word.
This is so important tha...
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The true purpose of life for the saints and faithful in Christ is to
the maintenance of a twofold relationship- toward God, and toward
those who are without. The first is covered by prayer as it inclu...
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Prayer Matters
Christians cannot afford to cut the lines of communication with their
Master, thus they should never stop praying (Luke 18:1-8; Luke 11:5-8;
1 Thessalonians 5:17). Watchfulness in praye...
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(1) Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal;
knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. (2) Continue in prayer,
and watch in the same with thanksgiving; (3) Withal praying als...
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The most cursory reader discerns at once that the epistle to the
Colossians is the counterpart of that to the Ephesians. They are in
nowise the same, but may be viewed each as a supplement to the othe...
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4._As I ought_. This clause sets forth more strongly the difficulty,
for he intimates that it is no ordinary matter. In the Epistle to the
Ephesians, (Ephesians 6:20,) he adds, ἵνα
παῤῥησιάσωμαι, (_t...
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It will be observed how the apostle consequently introduces Christ
into them, and especially in regard to those who are subject in them,
wives and children; in order to sanctify, by so exalted a motiv...
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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 s...
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That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Ver. 4. _As I ought to speak_] As every sound is not music, so neither
is every pulpit discourse a sermon....
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CONCLUDING ADMONITIONS....
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THAT I MAY MAKE IT MANIFEST, AS I OUGHT TO SPEAK....
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There is no reason for a chapter division at this point, for the
responsibility of masters is closely linked with that of servants,
which we have seen would include the relationship between employers...
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Duty of Prayer - 4:2-4
2CONTINUE EARNESTLY IN PRAYER, BEING VIGILANT IN IT WITH THANKSGIVING;
Now Paul moves to some other duties that need some attention. Prayer.
NIV "devote yourselves to prayer" P...
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THAT. MAY MAKE IT MANIFEST, AS. OUGHT TO SPEAK.
'THAT' -A specific request concerning such preaching. Paul gets right
down to the heart of the matter, this is something that concerned him.
In our pr...
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2-6 No duties can be done aright, unless we persevere in fervent
prayer, and watch therein with thanksgiving. The people are to pray
particularly for their ministers. Believers are exhorted to right...
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That I may manifest, or open and clear, it in due circumstances, as
becomes an able minister of Christ, ROMANS 1:15 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4 1
CORINTHIANS 9:16 with...
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Colossians 4:4 that G2443 make G5319 it G846 manifest G5319 (G5661) as
G5613 I G3165 ought G1163 ...
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‘Withal praying for us also that God may open to us a door for the
word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,
that I may make it manifest (revealed openly, fully and clearly)...
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A FINAL EXHORTATION (COLOSSIANS 4:2)
These final words concentrate on what is important for their future
behaviour in Christ....
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AS I OUGHT TO SPEAK
(ως δε με λαλησα). Wonderful as Paul's preaching was to
his hearers and seems to us, he was never satisfied with it. What
preacher can be?...
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Colossians 4:1. _Masters, give unto your servants that which is just
and equal;_
I sometimes think that the good men who chopped the Bible up into
Chapter s for it is not in Chapter s in the original...
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CONTENTS: Consistent Christian living and fellowship of believers.
CHARACTERS: God, Paul, Christ, Tychicus, Onesimus, Aristarchus,
Marcus, Barnabas, Justus, Epaphras, Luke, Demas, Archippus.
CONCLUSI...
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Colossians 4:1. _Masters, give to your servants that which is just and
equal._ Paul doubles the precept here, reminding them that one is
their master, who is Lord of heaven and earth. He well knew tha...
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TO MAKE IT CLEAR. Paul had to speak to be understood (compare 1
Corinthians 14:19) to show people how to be set free from their sins....
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_Withal praying also for us that God would open unto us a door of
utterance._
THE PEOPLE’S PRAYER AND THE MINISTER’S WORK
I. The persons for whom we must pray. “For us,” Paul, Timothy,
etc.
1. Obse...
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COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 4:3 THAT GOD MAY OPEN TO US A DOOR FOR
THE WORD. Paul asks the Colossians to pray that he will have
opportunities to share the good news of Jesus Christ ...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Colossians 4:2. WATCH IN THE SAME.—“Being wakeful.” Here again
the apostle changes his language from that used in enjoining the same
precepts in Ephesians. Remaining...
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EXPOSITION
COLOSSIANS 4:1
(See Colossians 3:1.)
COLOSSIANS 4:2
SECTION IX. PRAYER AND
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Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal [pay
them a decent salary]; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving
(Col...
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1 Corinthians 2:4; 1 Corinthians 2:5; 2 Corinthians 2:14; 2
Corinthians 3:12;...
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That I may make it manifest [ι ν α φ α ν ε ρ ω σ ω].
Compare speak boldly, Ephesians 6:20. That connects with the clause
that God - Christ....