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Colossians 4:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains;

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And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.

But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith;

For a great and important door there is open to me, and there are a number of people against me.

Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.

Now when I came to Troas for the good news of Christ, and there was an open door for me in the Lord,

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter,

By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ;

And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,

I, Paul, give you this word of love in my handwriting. Keep in memory that I am a prisoner. Grace be with you.

Brothers, keep us in mind in your prayers.

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;

In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.

Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;

And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.




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