Colossians 4:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be earnest and unwearied and steadfast in your prayer [life], being [both] alert and intent in [your praying] with thanksgiving. American Standard Version (1901) Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; Common English Bible Keep on praying and guard your prayers with thanksgiving. Catholic Public Domain Version Pursue prayer. Be watchful in prayer with acts of thanksgiving. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be instant in prayer; watching in it with thanksgiving: |
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;
But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;
with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
rooted and builded up in him, and stablished in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.
And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.