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Colossians 4:3

Good News Translation

At the same time pray also for us, so that God will give us a good opportunity to preach his message about the secret of Christ. For that is why I am now in prison.

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Jesus answered, “The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

When they arrived in Antioch, they gathered the people of the church together and told them about all that God had done with them and how he had opened the way for the Gentiles to believe.

Let us give glory to God! He is able to make you stand firm in your faith, according to the Good News I preach about Jesus Christ and according to the revelation of the secret truth which was hidden for long ages in the past.

There is a real opportunity here for great and worthwhile work, even though there are many opponents.

You should think of us as Christ's servants, who have been put in charge of God's secret truths.

When I arrived in Troas to preach the Good News about Christ, I found that the Lord had opened the way for the work there.

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles, pray to God.

God revealed his secret plan and made it known to me. (I have written briefly about this,

and if you will read what I have written, you can learn about my understanding of the secret of Christ.)

and of making all people see how God's secret plan is to be put into effect. God, who is the Creator of all things, kept his secret hidden through all the past ages,

I urge you, then—I who am a prisoner because I serve the Lord: live a life that measures up to the standard God set when he called you.

because I know that by means of your prayers and the help which comes from the Spirit of Jesus Christ I shall be set free.

You are always in my heart! And so it is only right for me to feel as I do about you. For you have all shared with me in this privilege that God has given me, both now that I am in prison and also while I was free to defend the gospel and establish it firmly.

which is the secret he hid through all past ages from all human beings but has now revealed to his people.

With my own hand I write this: Greetings from Paul. Do not forget my chains! May God's grace be with you.

May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he cheered me up many times. He was not ashamed that I am in prison,

Because I preach the Good News, I suffer and I am even chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not in chains,

to preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not), to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you teach with all patience.

At the same time, get a room ready for me, because I hope that God will answer the prayers of all of you and give me back to you.




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