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Colossians 4:3

James Moffatt - New Testament

and pray for me as well, that God may give me an opening for the word, to speak of the open secret of Christ for which I am in custody.

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On their arrival they gathered the church together and reported how God had been with them, what he had done, and how he had opened a door into faith for the Gentiles.

of that open secret which, though concealed from ages and generations of old, has now been disclosed to the saints of God.

Well, when I reached Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, though I had a wide opportunity in the Lord,

for which I have to suffer imprisonment as if I were a criminal. (But there is no prison for the word of God.)

It is only natural for me to be thinking of you all in this way, for alike in my prison and as I defend and vindicate the gospel, I bear in mind how you all share with me in the grace divine.

As the Lord's prisoner, then, I beg of you to live a life worthy of your calling,

for I have wide opportunities here for active service — and there are many to thwart me.

This is how you are to look upon us, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's secret truths.

He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people.

And get quarters ready for me, for I am hoping that by your prayers I shall be restored to you.

The outcome of all this, I know, will be my release, as you continue to pray for me, and as I am provided with the Spirit of Jesus Christ —

May the Lord show favour to the household of Onesiphorus, for many a time he braced me up; he was not ashamed of my imprisonment —

For this reason I Paul, I whom Jesus has made a prisoner for the sake of you Gentiles —

[Now to Him who can strengthen you by my gospel, by the preaching of Jesus Christ, by revealing the secret purpose which after the silence of long ages

how the divine secret was disclosed to me by a revelation (if you read what I have already written briefly about this,

you can understand my insight into that secret of Christ

and enlighten all men upon the new order of that divine secret which God the Creator of all concealed from eternity —

This salutation is in my own hand, from Paul. 'Remember I am in prison. Grace be with you.'

I adjure you to preach the word; keep at it in season and out of season, refuting, checking, and exhorting men; never lose patience with them, and never give up your teaching,




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