Verse Lens · Context pointer
Colossians 4:4 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 4. 4That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
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Role in This Section
The requested open door has a specific aim: that the writer make the mystery clear in the manner his commission requires.
Read It With
- Colossians 4:2-6
Read Colossians 4:2-6 as a complete movement. The community should persist in alert, thankful prayer for an open door and clear proclamation while walking wisely toward outsiders and answering each person with gracious, fitting speech. At 4:4, focus on this verse's contribution: The requested open door has a specific aim: that the writer make the mystery clear in the manner his commission requires.
Continue in Context
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Read Colossians 4:2-6 — Persistent Prayer and Gracious Speech Serve the Mystery of ChristSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: The exact pinned KJV wording, paragraph data, and supplied-word markup for Colossians 4:2-6.
Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, Colossians 4:2-6; archive and normalized-corpus SHA-256 values are recorded in the shared library policy.
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: The critically edited Greek wording, connective structure, lexical forms, and variation markers.
Exact location: Official Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/Col.txt, Colossians 4:2-6.
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