Colossians 4
Treated in 29 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 4:2 Keep on praying, and stay alert as you pray, giving thanks. 11
- 4:6 Let your conversation always be gracious and seasoned with salt, so that you know how to answer each person. 10
- 4:5 Live wisely with those outside the church, making the most of every opportunity. 3
- 4:12 Epaphras, one of your own and a servant of Christ, sends you greetings. He always wrestles for you in his prayers, asking that you will stand firm, mature and fully sure of everything God wills. 2
- 4:15 Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house. 2
- 4:14 Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, sends you greetings, and so does Demas. 1
- 4:17 And tell Archippus, "Make sure you carry out fully the ministry you received in the Lord." 1
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Where it is preached
- Women Who Moved Heaven ·
Scripture Appendix: Prayers in God’s Word cites Colossians 4:2
…asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.” Colossians 4:2 — “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Chapter 1 — Monica of Hippo…
- Women Who Moved Heaven ·
Evelyn Christenson — What Happens When Women Pray cites Colossians 4:2
…to the church at Colossae: “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful” (Colossians 4:2, NIV). The “watchfulness” Paul described included watchfulness over the interior life —…
- Men Who Moved Heaven ·
Scripture Appendix: Prayers and Promises cites Colossians 4:2
…Matthew 18:20 — “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Colossians 4:2 — “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Philippians 4:6–7 — “Do not…
- Women Who Moved Heaven ·
Introduction: Women Who Held Heaven Open cites Colossians 4:2
…to us as it did to them: “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful” (Colossians 4:2, NIV). The word translated “devote” in the Greek is proskartereo — to persist, to attach…
- Men Who Moved Heaven ·
John Wesley — The Methodical Man of Methodical Prayer cites Colossians 4:2
…of early Methodism — were not appendages to the revival; they were its engine room. Colossians 4:2 described what Wesley was after: “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Faith, Prayer, and the Life of Dependence cites Colossians 4:2
…believers to continue “stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4:2, ASV). Nee's prayer teaching emphasized watchfulness. Prayer is attentive. The believer…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
February cites Col. iv. 2
February 1 Continue in prayer. Col. iv. 2. Dost thou want nothing? Then I fear thou dost not know thy poverty. Hast thou no mercy…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
August cites Col. iv. 2
August 1 Continue in prayer. Col. iv. 2. The greatest and the best talent that God gives to any man or woman in this world is the…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
December cites Col. iv. 2
…we shall do well to keep behind.—Thomas Champness. December 24 Continue in prayer. Col. iv. 2. Our prayers often resemble the mischievous tricks of town children, who knock at their…
- The Ministry of Intercession ·
Paul a Pattern of Prayer cites Col. iv. 2
…turn to my salvation, through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” Col. iv. 2, 3, 4: “Continue in prayer; withal also praying for us, that God would open unto us a…
- Morning by Morning ·
January cites Colossians 4:2
…so to eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan this year! January 2 “Continue in prayer.” (Colossians 4:2) It is interesting to remark how large a portion of Sacred Writ is occupied with the…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Walk: Christ Lived Through Us cites Colossians 4:5
…injustice, and influence communities. “Walk in wisdom toward them that are without” (Colossians 4:5, ASV). The church's public witness depends not only on what it says about Christ but how…
- Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 1 ·
Day 25 — What You Post cites Colossians 4:5–6
…always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” — Colossians 4:5–6 (BSB) Paul wrote these words long before anyone had a phone, but they fit a comment…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Colossians 4:6
…on the BBC and learned humility talking to airmen. Scriptures to revisit 1 Peter 3:15; Colossians 4:6; 1 Corinthians 9:22. Reflection 1. Could you explain your faith plainly to a neighbour?…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
The Crusade cites Colossians 4:6
…always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one” (Colossians 4:6, ASV), and “Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of C. T. Studd cites Colossians 4:6
…but grace must govern them. “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt” (Colossians 4:6, ASV). 15. Do Not Recruit by Shame The language of the recruiting sergeant can bring…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Colossians 4:6
…so extreme that it became hard to correct him. Scriptures to revisit 1 Corinthians 4:10; Colossians 4:6; Ephesians 4:15, 29. Reflection 1. What did the Crusade get right? 2. Is there a register…
- The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney ·
He That Winneth Souls Is Wise cites COLOSSIANS 4:6
…alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. COLOSSIANS 4:6 As for manner: be kind, so that he sees you speak because you love his soul. Be solemn…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Sympathy with All Classes cites Colossians 4:6
…always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one” (Colossians 4:6, ASV). That was Crowther’s method exactly. He was ready to give an answer, and he gave it…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of Samuel Ajayi Crowther cites Colossians 4:6
…with all classes of hearers.” “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt” (Colossians 4:6, ASV). 7. Africa by Her Own Children He believed, from 1841 onwards, that Africa would be…
- Our Daily Walk ·
September cites Col 4:6
…speak no guile.”— 1Pe 3:10. “Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt.” — Col 4:6. THE IDEAL of Christian speech is given in the Apostle's words to the Colossians. Our…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
How Should I Treat Friends of Other Religions? cites Colossians 4:6
…always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone” (Colossians 4:6). Gracious, but with some flavour. If they ask about Jesus, tell them what He means to…
- The Necessity of Prayer ·
Prayer and Fervency cites Colossians 4:12
…word, "strive," occurring, in the request which Paul made for prayerful cooperation. In Colossians 4:12, we have the same word, but translated differently: "Epaphras always labouring fervently…
- Our Daily Walk ·
July cites Col 4:12
…were many avenues of service open to him. He could pray, and he did (Col 1:3; Col 2:1; Col 4:12). He could influence others (Phi 1:11-14). He employed his leisure in writing the…
- The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith ·
Common Sense and the Great Physician cites COLOSSIANS 4:14
…needed them, and thanked God for both. Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you. COLOSSIANS 4:14 The deepest thing she saw was not about medicine at all. It was about the will. Faith…
- The Ten Commandments ·
1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Col. 4: 15
…nursery of piety, a Bethel, of which it may be said, ‘The church which is in his house.’ Col. 4: 15. Use five. Let us pray that God would keep our English nation from the defilements of…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Of the Church cites Col. 4:15
…Such was the Church in the house of Philemon, and that in the house of Nymphas, mentioned Col. 4:15. A particular Church may, therefore, consist of any number of members, whether two or…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 3 — Of the Teachers and Ministers of the Church cites Col. 4:17
…the bishops of the Philippians, and Archippus, the bishop of the Colossians (Phil. 1:1; Col. 4:17). And in the Acts we have his celebrated address to the presbyters of the Church of…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Colossians 4:5-6
…showed his patient method with chiefs and Muslims. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 121:7-8; Colossians 4:5-6. Reflection 1. How did Crowther speak with Muslims and with chiefs? 2. What can we learn…