Colossians 4:3 也要为我们祷告，求　神给我们开传道的门，能以讲基督的奥秘（我为此被捆锁），

4:3 MSG

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新标点和合本 - 也要为我们祷告，求　神给我们开传道的门，能以讲基督的奥秘（我为此被捆锁），
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 同时，也要为我们祷告，求上帝给我们开传道的门，能宣讲基督的奥秘，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 同时，也要为我们祷告，求　神给我们开传道的门，能宣讲基督的奥秘，
当代译本 - 要为我们祷告，求上帝为我们打开传道的门，好传扬基督的奥秘——我就是为此而被囚禁的。
圣经新译本 - 也要为我们祷告，求　神为我们开传道的门，宣讲基督的奥秘（我就是为了这个缘故被捆锁），
中文标准译本 - 同时也要为我们祷告：愿神给我们开福音的门，使我们能传讲基督的奥秘——我也是为此被捆锁的，
现代标点和合本 - 也要为我们祷告，求神给我们开传道的门，能以讲基督的奥秘——我为此被捆锁——
和合本（拼音版） - 也要为我们祷告，求上帝给我们开传道的门，能以讲基督的奥秘（我为此被捆锁），
New International Version - And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
New International Reader's Version - Pray for us too. Pray that God will give us an opportunity to preach our message. Then we can preach the mystery of Christ. Because I preached it, I am being held by chains.
English Standard Version - At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison—
New Living Translation - Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains.
Christian Standard Bible - At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains,
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 proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned;
New King James Version - meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains,
Amplified Bible - At the same time pray for us, too, that God will open a door [of opportunity] to us for the word, to proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have been imprisoned;
American Standard Version - withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
King James Version - Withal 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:
New English Translation - At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
World English Bible - praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,
新標點和合本 - 也要為我們禱告，求神給我們開傳道的門，能以講基督的奧祕（我為此被捆鎖），
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 同時，也要為我們禱告，求上帝給我們開傳道的門，能宣講基督的奧祕，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 同時，也要為我們禱告，求　神給我們開傳道的門，能宣講基督的奧祕，
當代譯本 - 要為我們禱告，求上帝為我們打開傳道的門，好傳揚基督的奧祕——我就是為此而被囚禁的。
聖經新譯本 - 也要為我們禱告，求　神為我們開傳道的門，宣講基督的奧祕（我就是為了這個緣故被捆鎖），
呂振中譯本 - 同時也要為我們禱告，使上帝給我們開了話語之門可講基督的奧祕（我是為了這個被捆綁的），
中文標準譯本 - 同時也要為我們禱告：願神給我們開福音的門，使我們能傳講基督的奧祕——我也是為此被捆鎖的，
現代標點和合本 - 也要為我們禱告，求神給我們開傳道的門，能以講基督的奧祕——我為此被捆鎖——
文理和合譯本 - 且為我儕祈禱、俾上帝闢道之門、得言基督之奧秘、我為此而受縲絏也、
文理委辦譯本 - 亦為我儕求、望上帝闢門、言基督奧、為傳此道、我陷縲絏、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 亦為我儕祈禱、求天主為我儕開傳道之門、使我能宣基督奧妙、我亦為此陷於縲絏、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 亦乞為吾儕祈求天主、為我洞開傳道之門、
Nueva Versión Internacional - y, al mismo tiempo, intercedan por nosotros a fin de que Dios nos abra las puertas para proclamar la palabra, el misterio de Cristo por el cual estoy preso.
현대인의 성경 - 그리고 하나님이 우리에게 전도의 문을 열어 주셔서 그리스도의 비밀을 말할 수 있도록 우리를 위해 기도해 주십시오. 나는 이 일 때문에 지금 갇혀 있습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Молитесь и о нас, чтобы Бог открыл двери для нашей вести, чтобы нам и в дальнейшем возвещать тайну Христа, за которую я и нахожусь сейчас в цепях.
Восточный перевод - Молитесь и о нас, чтобы Всевышний открыл двери для нашей вести, чтобы нам и в дальнейшем возвещать тайну о Масихе, за которую я и нахожусь сейчас в цепях.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Молитесь и о нас, чтобы Аллах открыл двери для нашей вести, чтобы нам и в дальнейшем возвещать тайну об аль-Масихе, за которую я и нахожусь сейчас в цепях.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Молитесь и о нас, чтобы Всевышний открыл двери для нашей вести, чтобы нам и в дальнейшем возвещать тайну о Масехе, за которую я и нахожусь сейчас в цепях.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Lorsque vous priez, intercédez en même temps pour nous afin que Dieu nous donne des occasions d’annoncer sa Parole, de proclamer le secret de son plan qui concerne Christ. C’est à cause de ce message que je suis en prison.
リビングバイブル - また、私たちのことも忘れないでください。キリストの奥義である福音を伝える機会が多く与えられるように、祈ってほしいのです。この福音のために、いま私は投獄されているのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δι’ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ Θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δι’ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι,
Nova Versão Internacional - Ao mesmo tempo, orem também por nós, para que Deus abra uma porta para a nossa mensagem, a fim de que possamos proclamar o mistério de Cristo, pelo qual estou preso.
Hoffnung für alle - Betet auch für uns, damit Gott uns eine Möglichkeit gibt, sein Geheimnis zu verkünden: die Botschaft von Christus, für die ich hier im Gefängnis sitze.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Xin cũng cầu nguyện cho chúng tôi để Đức Chúa Trời mở rộng cửa cho chúng tôi truyền giảng Phúc Âm của Chúa Cứu Thế. Chính vì công tác ấy mà tôi mắc vòng lao lý.
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Romans 15:30 - I have one request, dear friends: Pray for me. Pray strenuously with and for me—to God the Father, through the power of our Master Jesus, through the love of the Spirit—that I will be delivered from the lions’ den of unbelievers in Judea. Pray also that my relief offering to the Jerusalem believers will be accepted in the spirit in which it is given. Then, God willing, I’ll be on my way to you with a light and eager heart, looking forward to being refreshed by your company. God’s peace be with all of you. Oh, yes! * * *
Hebrews 13:18 - Pray for us. We have no doubts about what we’re doing or why, but it’s hard going and we need your prayers. All we care about is living well before God. Pray that we may be together soon. May God, who puts all things together, makes all things whole, Who made a lasting mark through the sacrifice of Jesus, the sacrifice of blood that sealed the eternal covenant, Who led Jesus, our Great Shepherd, up and alive from the dead, Now put you together, provide you with everything you need to please him, Make us into what gives him most pleasure, by means of the sacrifice of Jesus, the Messiah. All glory to Jesus forever and always! Oh, yes, yes, yes.
Matthew 13:11 - He replied, “You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn’t been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. That’s why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward a welcome awakening. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they’re blue in the face and not get it. I don’t want Isaiah’s forecast repeated all over again: Your ears are open but you don’t hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don’t see a thing. The people are stupid! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won’t have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won’t have to look, so they won’t have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them.
Ephesians 3:1 - This is why I, Paul, am in jail for Christ, having taken up the cause of you outsiders, so-called. I take it that you’re familiar with the part I was given in God’s plan for including everybody. I got the inside story on this from God himself, as I just wrote you in brief.
1 Thessalonians 5:25 - Friends, keep up your prayers for us. Greet all the followers of Jesus there with a holy embrace. And make sure this letter gets read to all the brothers and sisters. Don’t leave anyone out.
Colossians 2:2 - I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God’s great mystery. All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and nowhere else. And we’ve been shown the mystery! I’m telling you this because I don’t want anyone leading you off on some wild-goose chase, after other so-called mysteries, or “the Secret.”
1 Corinthians 4:1 - Don’t imagine us leaders to be something we aren’t. We are servants of Christ, not his masters. We are guides into God’s divine secrets, not security guards posted to protect them. The requirements for a good guide are reliability and accurate knowledge. It matters very little to me what you think of me, even less where I rank in popular opinion. I don’t even rank myself. Comparisons in these matters are pointless. I’m not aware of anything that would disqualify me from being a good guide for you, but that doesn’t mean much. The Master makes that judgment.
2 Thessalonians 3:1 - One more thing, friends: Pray for us. Pray that the Master’s Word will simply take off and race through the country to a groundswell of response, just as it did among you. And pray that we’ll be rescued from these troublemakers who are trying to do us in. I’m finding that not all “believers” are believers. But the Master never lets us down. He’ll stick by you and protect you from evil.
Colossians 1:26 - This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it’s out in the open. God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, so therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. That is the substance of our Message. We preach Christ, warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less. That’s what I’m working so hard at day after day, year after year, doing my best with the energy God so generously gives me.
Ephesians 4:1 - In light of all this, here’s what I want you to do. While I’m locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk—better yet, run!—on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.
Philippians 1:7 - It’s not at all fanciful for me to think this way about you. My prayers and hopes have deep roots in reality. You have, after all, stuck with me all the way from the time I was thrown in jail, put on trial, and came out of it in one piece. All along you have experienced with me the most generous help from God. He knows how much I love and miss you these days. Sometimes I think I feel as strongly about you as Christ does!
Revelation 3:7 - Write this to Philadelphia, to the Angel of the church. The Holy, the True—David’s key in his hand, opening doors no one can lock, locking doors no one can open—speaks:
Revelation 3:8 - “I see what you’ve done. Now see what I’ve done. I’ve opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don’t have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep my Word. You didn’t deny me when times were rough.
2 Corinthians 2:12 - When I arrived in Troas to proclaim the Message of the Messiah, I found the place wide open: God had opened the door; all I had to do was walk through it. But when I didn’t find Titus waiting for me with news of your condition, I couldn’t relax. Worried about you, I left and came on to Macedonia province looking for Titus and a reassuring word on you. And I got it, thank God!
Acts 14:27 - On arrival, they got the church together and reported on their trip, telling in detail how God had used them to throw the door of faith wide open so people of all nations could come streaming in. Then they settled down for a long, leisurely visit with the disciples.
Ephesians 6:19 - And don’t forget to pray for me. Pray that I’ll know what to say and have the courage to say it at the right time, telling the mystery to one and all, the Message that I, jailbird preacher that I am, am responsible for getting out.

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交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 也要为我们祷告，求　神给我们开传道的门，能以讲基督的奥秘（我为此被捆锁），
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 同时，也要为我们祷告，求上帝给我们开传道的门，能宣讲基督的奥秘，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 同时，也要为我们祷告，求　神给我们开传道的门，能宣讲基督的奥秘，
当代译本 - 要为我们祷告，求上帝为我们打开传道的门，好传扬基督的奥秘——我就是为此而被囚禁的。
圣经新译本 - 也要为我们祷告，求　神为我们开传道的门，宣讲基督的奥秘（我就是为了这个缘故被捆锁），
中文标准译本 - 同时也要为我们祷告：愿神给我们开福音的门，使我们能传讲基督的奥秘——我也是为此被捆锁的，
现代标点和合本 - 也要为我们祷告，求神给我们开传道的门，能以讲基督的奥秘——我为此被捆锁——
和合本（拼音版） - 也要为我们祷告，求上帝给我们开传道的门，能以讲基督的奥秘（我为此被捆锁），
New International Version - And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
New International Reader's Version - Pray for us too. Pray that God will give us an opportunity to preach our message. Then we can preach the mystery of Christ. Because I preached it, I am being held by chains.
English Standard Version - At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison—
New Living Translation - Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains.
Christian Standard Bible - At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains,
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 proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned;
New King James Version - meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains,
Amplified Bible - At the same time pray for us, too, that God will open a door [of opportunity] to us for the word, to proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have been imprisoned;
American Standard Version - withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
King James Version - Withal 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:
New English Translation - At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
World English Bible - praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,
新標點和合本 - 也要為我們禱告，求神給我們開傳道的門，能以講基督的奧祕（我為此被捆鎖），
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 同時，也要為我們禱告，求上帝給我們開傳道的門，能宣講基督的奧祕，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 同時，也要為我們禱告，求　神給我們開傳道的門，能宣講基督的奧祕，
當代譯本 - 要為我們禱告，求上帝為我們打開傳道的門，好傳揚基督的奧祕——我就是為此而被囚禁的。
聖經新譯本 - 也要為我們禱告，求　神為我們開傳道的門，宣講基督的奧祕（我就是為了這個緣故被捆鎖），
呂振中譯本 - 同時也要為我們禱告，使上帝給我們開了話語之門可講基督的奧祕（我是為了這個被捆綁的），
中文標準譯本 - 同時也要為我們禱告：願神給我們開福音的門，使我們能傳講基督的奧祕——我也是為此被捆鎖的，
現代標點和合本 - 也要為我們禱告，求神給我們開傳道的門，能以講基督的奧祕——我為此被捆鎖——
文理和合譯本 - 且為我儕祈禱、俾上帝闢道之門、得言基督之奧秘、我為此而受縲絏也、
文理委辦譯本 - 亦為我儕求、望上帝闢門、言基督奧、為傳此道、我陷縲絏、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 亦為我儕祈禱、求天主為我儕開傳道之門、使我能宣基督奧妙、我亦為此陷於縲絏、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 亦乞為吾儕祈求天主、為我洞開傳道之門、
Nueva Versión Internacional - y, al mismo tiempo, intercedan por nosotros a fin de que Dios nos abra las puertas para proclamar la palabra, el misterio de Cristo por el cual estoy preso.
현대인의 성경 - 그리고 하나님이 우리에게 전도의 문을 열어 주셔서 그리스도의 비밀을 말할 수 있도록 우리를 위해 기도해 주십시오. 나는 이 일 때문에 지금 갇혀 있습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Молитесь и о нас, чтобы Бог открыл двери для нашей вести, чтобы нам и в дальнейшем возвещать тайну Христа, за которую я и нахожусь сейчас в цепях.
Восточный перевод - Молитесь и о нас, чтобы Всевышний открыл двери для нашей вести, чтобы нам и в дальнейшем возвещать тайну о Масихе, за которую я и нахожусь сейчас в цепях.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Молитесь и о нас, чтобы Аллах открыл двери для нашей вести, чтобы нам и в дальнейшем возвещать тайну об аль-Масихе, за которую я и нахожусь сейчас в цепях.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Молитесь и о нас, чтобы Всевышний открыл двери для нашей вести, чтобы нам и в дальнейшем возвещать тайну о Масехе, за которую я и нахожусь сейчас в цепях.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Lorsque vous priez, intercédez en même temps pour nous afin que Dieu nous donne des occasions d’annoncer sa Parole, de proclamer le secret de son plan qui concerne Christ. C’est à cause de ce message que je suis en prison.
リビングバイブル - また、私たちのことも忘れないでください。キリストの奥義である福音を伝える機会が多く与えられるように、祈ってほしいのです。この福音のために、いま私は投獄されているのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δι’ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ Θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δι’ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι,
Nova Versão Internacional - Ao mesmo tempo, orem também por nós, para que Deus abra uma porta para a nossa mensagem, a fim de que possamos proclamar o mistério de Cristo, pelo qual estou preso.
Hoffnung für alle - Betet auch für uns, damit Gott uns eine Möglichkeit gibt, sein Geheimnis zu verkünden: die Botschaft von Christus, für die ich hier im Gefängnis sitze.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Xin cũng cầu nguyện cho chúng tôi để Đức Chúa Trời mở rộng cửa cho chúng tôi truyền giảng Phúc Âm của Chúa Cứu Thế. Chính vì công tác ấy mà tôi mắc vòng lao lý.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และอธิษฐานเผื่อเราด้วย ขอให้พระเจ้าทรงเปิดประตูให้เรื่องราวที่เราเผยแพร่ เพื่อเราจะได้ประกาศข้อล้ำลึกแห่งพระคริสต์ ที่ข้าพเจ้าถูกจองจำอยู่ก็เนื่องด้วยข้อล้ำลึกนี้
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Romans 15:30 - I have one request, dear friends: Pray for me. Pray strenuously with and for me—to God the Father, through the power of our Master Jesus, through the love of the Spirit—that I will be delivered from the lions’ den of unbelievers in Judea. Pray also that my relief offering to the Jerusalem believers will be accepted in the spirit in which it is given. Then, God willing, I’ll be on my way to you with a light and eager heart, looking forward to being refreshed by your company. God’s peace be with all of you. Oh, yes! * * *
Hebrews 13:18 - Pray for us. We have no doubts about what we’re doing or why, but it’s hard going and we need your prayers. All we care about is living well before God. Pray that we may be together soon. May God, who puts all things together, makes all things whole, Who made a lasting mark through the sacrifice of Jesus, the sacrifice of blood that sealed the eternal covenant, Who led Jesus, our Great Shepherd, up and alive from the dead, Now put you together, provide you with everything you need to please him, Make us into what gives him most pleasure, by means of the sacrifice of Jesus, the Messiah. All glory to Jesus forever and always! Oh, yes, yes, yes.
Matthew 13:11 - He replied, “You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn’t been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. That’s why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward a welcome awakening. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they’re blue in the face and not get it. I don’t want Isaiah’s forecast repeated all over again: Your ears are open but you don’t hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don’t see a thing. The people are stupid! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won’t have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won’t have to look, so they won’t have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them.
Ephesians 3:1 - This is why I, Paul, am in jail for Christ, having taken up the cause of you outsiders, so-called. I take it that you’re familiar with the part I was given in God’s plan for including everybody. I got the inside story on this from God himself, as I just wrote you in brief.
1 Thessalonians 5:25 - Friends, keep up your prayers for us. Greet all the followers of Jesus there with a holy embrace. And make sure this letter gets read to all the brothers and sisters. Don’t leave anyone out.
Colossians 2:2 - I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God’s great mystery. All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and nowhere else. And we’ve been shown the mystery! I’m telling you this because I don’t want anyone leading you off on some wild-goose chase, after other so-called mysteries, or “the Secret.”
1 Corinthians 4:1 - Don’t imagine us leaders to be something we aren’t. We are servants of Christ, not his masters. We are guides into God’s divine secrets, not security guards posted to protect them. The requirements for a good guide are reliability and accurate knowledge. It matters very little to me what you think of me, even less where I rank in popular opinion. I don’t even rank myself. Comparisons in these matters are pointless. I’m not aware of anything that would disqualify me from being a good guide for you, but that doesn’t mean much. The Master makes that judgment.
2 Thessalonians 3:1 - One more thing, friends: Pray for us. Pray that the Master’s Word will simply take off and race through the country to a groundswell of response, just as it did among you. And pray that we’ll be rescued from these troublemakers who are trying to do us in. I’m finding that not all “believers” are believers. But the Master never lets us down. He’ll stick by you and protect you from evil.
Colossians 1:26 - This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it’s out in the open. God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, so therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. That is the substance of our Message. We preach Christ, warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less. That’s what I’m working so hard at day after day, year after year, doing my best with the energy God so generously gives me.
Ephesians 4:1 - In light of all this, here’s what I want you to do. While I’m locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk—better yet, run!—on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.
Philippians 1:7 - It’s not at all fanciful for me to think this way about you. My prayers and hopes have deep roots in reality. You have, after all, stuck with me all the way from the time I was thrown in jail, put on trial, and came out of it in one piece. All along you have experienced with me the most generous help from God. He knows how much I love and miss you these days. Sometimes I think I feel as strongly about you as Christ does!
Revelation 3:7 - Write this to Philadelphia, to the Angel of the church. The Holy, the True—David’s key in his hand, opening doors no one can lock, locking doors no one can open—speaks:
Revelation 3:8 - “I see what you’ve done. Now see what I’ve done. I’ve opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don’t have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep my Word. You didn’t deny me when times were rough.
2 Corinthians 2:12 - When I arrived in Troas to proclaim the Message of the Messiah, I found the place wide open: God had opened the door; all I had to do was walk through it. But when I didn’t find Titus waiting for me with news of your condition, I couldn’t relax. Worried about you, I left and came on to Macedonia province looking for Titus and a reassuring word on you. And I got it, thank God!
Acts 14:27 - On arrival, they got the church together and reported on their trip, telling in detail how God had used them to throw the door of faith wide open so people of all nations could come streaming in. Then they settled down for a long, leisurely visit with the disciples.
Ephesians 6:19 - And don’t forget to pray for me. Pray that I’ll know what to say and have the courage to say it at the right time, telling the mystery to one and all, the Message that I, jailbird preacher that I am, am responsible for getting out.