Colossians 4:5

Colossians 4:5. Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, i.e., unbelievers (see marg. references). The emphasis rests on the phrase ‘in wisdom,' the element in which the Christian should move in his conduct toward ‘those without'

Buying up the opportunity. See on Ephesians 5:16, against the incorrect rendering of the E. V. The application here is more directly to opportunities of influencing unbelievers.