Colossians 4:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Withal praying also for us; not only putting up petitions for themselves, but also interceding for Paul, and others with him, especially Timothy, mentioned in the salutation, Colossians 1:1,7 Ro 15:30 2 Corinthians 1:11 Philippians 1:19 2 Thessalonians 3:1 Philemon 1:22. That God would open unto us a door of utterance; that God would vouchsafe to us freedom of speech: See Poole on "Ephesians 6:19". To speak the mystery of Christ; effectually to preach the mystery of Christ: see Colossians 1:26,27 Colossians 2:2 Matthew 13:11 1 Corinthians 16:9 Ephesians 1:9. For which I am also in bonds: for which I am an ambassador in bonds, or, in a chain, Ephesians 6:20; i.e. with the soldier that kept him in his own hired dwelling, Acts 28:16,20,30,31.