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ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΕΙΣ 4:3 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ Θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δι’ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι,ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΕΙΣ 4:3 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ χριστοῦ, δι' ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι,
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΕΙΣ 4:3 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ χριστοῦ, δι' ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι,
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΕΙΣ 4:3 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ χριστοῦ, δι’ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι·
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΕΙΣ 4:3 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ Θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δι’ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι,
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΕΙΣ 4:3 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
προσεύχομαι ἅμα καί περί ἡμᾶς ἵνα ὁ θεός ἀνοίγω ἡμᾶς θύρα ὁ λόγος λαλέω ὁ μυστήριον ὁ Χριστός διά ὅς καί δέω
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΕΙΣ 4:3 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ Θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δι’ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι·
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΕΙΣ 4:3 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν ἵνα ὁ θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ δι' ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned;
King James BibleWithal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
Holman Christian Standard BibleAt the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the message, to speak the mystery of the Messiah, for which I am in prison,
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1 Thessalonians 5:25 Brothers, pray for us.
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that.
1 Corinthians 16:9 For a great door and effectual is opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
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a door. The term door is used metaphorically for an entrance to any business, or occasion or opportunity of doing any thing; and consequently 'a door of utterance' is an opportunity of preaching the gospel successfully. See the parallel texts.
the mystery. See on ch.
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for.
Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
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Ephesians 6:20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, …
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