the Sixth Week after Epiphany
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New King James Version
Colossians 4:4
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that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
That I may vtter it, as it becommeth mee to speake.
so that I may make it known as I should.
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
to the end that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.
Pray that I will say what is necessary to make this truth clear to everyone.
that I may make it clear [and speak boldly and unfold the mystery] in the way I should.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
Please pray that I will make the message as clear as possible.
And pray that I may speak, as I should, in a way that makes the message clear.
May I reveal it as clearly as I should!as I should speak">[fn]
that I may fully make it manifest, as it behoveth me.
that I may unfold it, and utter it, as it behooveth me.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speake.
That I may vtter it, as I ought to speake.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
so that I may reveal it, as it is necessary for me to speak.
that I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.
that I may make it clear in the way that I ought to proclaim it.
Pray that I can speak in a way that will make it clear, as I should.
Pray that I may make it known as I should.
Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should.
so that I may reveal it clearly, as I should.
That I may make it manifest as behoveth me to speak.
That I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.
So that I may make it manifest and speak about it as I should.
Pray, then, that I may speak, as I should, in such a way as to make it clear.
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Then I shall proclaim it fully, as it is my duty to do.
for which also Y am boundun, that Y schewe it, so as it bihoueth me to speke.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
that I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.
yt I maye vtter it as it becometh me to speake.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
that I may manifest it, as it behoveth me to speak;
So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.
that I maye vtter ye same, as it becommeth me to speake.
that I may publish it in the manner, it should necessarily be done.
Pray that I will be able to preach so everyone can understand. This is the way I should speak.
Pray that I can make the gospel easy to understand.
that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.
that I may make it manifest in the way I ought to speak.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I may: Matthew 10:26, Matthew 10:27, Acts 4:29, 2 Corinthians 3:12, 2 Corinthians 4:1-4
as: Colossians 4:6, Acts 5:29, 1 Corinthians 2:4, 1 Corinthians 2:5, 2 Corinthians 2:14-17, Ephesians 6:20
Reciprocal: Proverbs 23:16 - thy Isaiah 57:19 - the fruit Ezekiel 29:21 - the opening Luke 21:15 - I will Acts 28:31 - with 1 Corinthians 1:5 - in all Philippians 1:14 - waxing
Cross-References
Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son--Enoch.
Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.
And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces.
that you shall set apart to the LORD all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the LORD's.
and fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
And a fire came out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.
"All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, their firstfruits which they offer to the LORD, I have given them to you.
But the firstborn of a cow, the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the LORD.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That I may make it manifest,.... It being a mystery, a secret, which was hid in God from everlasting, and, during the legal dispensation, was wrapped up in types, and shadows, and sacrifices, and is still hidden unto the natural man. Wherefore the apostle was desirous of making it manifest in a ministerial way; for God only, by his Spirit, makes it manifest in a spiritual, experimental, and saving way.
As, says he,
I ought to speak. The Arabic version adds, "concerning it", the Gospel, the mystery of Christ. The apostle's meaning is, that he might deliver it with that clearness and evidence, and use that plainness of speech which became the Gospel, and him as a minister of it, and not ambiguous expressions, equivocal phrases, words of double meanings, on purpose to hide things from men, but by manifestation of the truth, to commend himself to every man's conscience in the sight of God. As also to speak it faithfully, declaring the whole counsel of God, keeping back nothing that might be profitable to the churches; and with all constancy and certainty, with all boldness and intrepidity of soul, and freedom of mind; not seeking to please men, aiming at vain glory, and popular applause, or being afraid of their faces, menaces, and reproaches.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
That I may make it manifest ... - Notes, Ephesians 6:20.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Colossians 4:4. That I may make it manifest — It was a mystery, and he wished to make it manifest-to lay it open, and make all men see it.
