Colossians 4:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsColossians 4:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
προσευχόμενοι
proseúchomai
G4336
to pray
ἅμα
háma
G260
together
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
ἀνοίξῃ
anoígō
G455
to open
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
θύραν
thýra
G2374
door
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
λόγου
lógos
G3056
word
λαλῆσαι
laléō
G2980
to speak
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
μυστήριον
mystḗrion
G3466
mystery
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
δι’
diá
G1223
through
ὃ
hós
G3739
who
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δέδεμαι
déō
G1210
to bind
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World English Bible Public Domain
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;
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
praying together for us also so that God may open a door to us for the word to speak the mystery of Christ, on account of which also I have been bound,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).