Colossians 4:2

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“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,”

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BSBPD

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Colossians 4:2 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 1:12As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
  2. 1 Samuel 12:23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
  3. Job 15:4But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
  4. Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
  5. Psalms 55:16But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
  6. Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
  7. Matthew 26:41“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
  8. Mark 13:33Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
  9. Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
  10. Luke 21:36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
  11. Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
  12. Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
  13. Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
  14. Colossians 1:9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  15. Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
  16. Colossians 3:15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
  17. Colossians 3:17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
  18. Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
  19. 1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.
  20. 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

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