“ That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. ”
That I may make it manifest ... - Notes, Ephesians 6:20 .
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 f...
make... manifest . App-106. Compare Ephesians 6:20 .
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 παῤῥησι...
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. 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.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Exhortation and Greeting 2-6. Exhortation to prayer and wisdom in dealing with heathen.
(2-4) Comp. the almost exact parallel in Ephesians 6:18-20 , and see Notes there.
Chapter 4 PRECEPTS FOR THE INNERMOST AND OUTERMOST LIFE Colossians 4:2-6 (R.V.) So ends the ethical portion of the Epistle. A glance over the series of practical exhortations, from the beginni...
Prayer and Daily Living Colossians 4:2-9 We must pray more. Our lives cannot maintain the Godward attitude without prolonged seasons of communication with Him through the Word. This is so impor...
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 incl...
(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 al...
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 i...
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.
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...
Apostolic Exhortations. A. D. 62. 2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiv...
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 2 Timothy 2:15 , 2 Timothy 4:2...
A Final Exhortation ( Colossians 4:2-6 ) These final words concentrate on what is important for their future behaviour in Christ.
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. Remai...
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 orig...
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...
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....
EXPOSITION Colossians 4:1 (See Colossians 3:1-51 .) Colossians 4:2-51 SECTION IX . PRAYER AND SOCIAL CONVERSE . There are added some brief exhortations of a more general t...
Concluding Admonitions.
1 Corinthians 2:4 ; 1 Corinthians 2:5 ; 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 ; 2 Corinthians 3:12 ; 2 Corinthians 4:1-4 ; Acts 4:29 ; Acts 5:29 ; Colossians 4:6 ; Ephesians 6:20 ; Matthew 10:26 ; Matthew...