Colossians 4:3

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Also pray for us. Pray that God will give us an opportunity to tell people his message. {\cf2\super [20]} I am in prison for doing this. But pray that we can continue to tell people the secret truth that God has made known about Christ.

Cross References

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered, “Only you can know the secret truths about the kingdom of heaven. Those other people cannot know these secret truths.

Acts 14:27

When Paul and Barnabas arrived, they gathered the church (group of believers) together. Paul and Barnabas told them about all the things God had done with them. They said, “God opened a door so that the people of other nations (non-Jews) could also believe!”

Romans 16:25

Glory to God. God is the One who can make you strong in faith. God can use the Good News {\cf2\super [163]} that I teach to make you strong. That is the Good News about Jesus Christ that I tell people. That Good News is the secret truth that God has made known. That secret truth was hidden since the beginning.

1 Corinthians 16:9

I will stay here, because a good opportunity for a great and growing work has been given to me now. And there are many people working against it.

1 Corinthians 4:1

This is what people should think about us: We are servants of Christ. We are the people that God has trusted with his secret truths.

2 Corinthians 2:12

I went to Troas to tell people the Good News {\cf2\super [6]} of Christ. The Lord gave me a good opportunity there.

Ephesians 3:1

So I (Paul) am a prisoner of Christ Jesus. I am a prisoner for you people who are not Jews.

Ephesians 3:3

God let me know his secret plan. He showed it to me. I have already written a little about this.

Ephesians 3:4

And if you read these things I wrote, then you can see that I truly understand the secret truth about the Christ.

Ephesians 3:9

And God gave me the work of telling all people about the plan for God’s secret truth. That secret truth has been hidden in God since the beginning of time. God is the One who created everything.

Ephesians 4:1

I am in prison because I belong to the Lord. And God chose you to be his people. I tell you now to live the way God’s people should live.

Philippians 1:19

You are praying for me, and the Spirit {\cf2\super [9]} of Jesus Christ helps me. So I know that this trouble will bring my freedom.

Philippians 1:7

And I know that I am right to think like this about all of you. I am sure because I have you in my heart—I feel very close to you. I feel close to you because all of you share in God’s grace (kindness) with me. You share in God’s grace with me while I am in prison, while I am defending the Good News, {\cf2\super [5]} and while I am proving the truth of the Good News.

Colossians 4:18

I say hello and write this with my own hand—Paul. Remember me in prison. God’s grace (kindness) be with you.

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Brothers and sisters, please pray for us.

2 Timothy 1:16

I pray that the Lord will show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus. Many times Onesiphorus encouraged me. He was not ashamed that I was in prison.

2 Timothy 2:9

And I am suffering because I tell that Good News. I am even bound with chains like a person who has really done wrong. But God’s teaching is not bound.

2 Timothy 4:2

Tell people God’s message. {\cf2\super [20]} Be ready at all times. Tell people the things they need to do, tell them when they are wrong, and encourage them. Do these things with great patience and careful teaching.