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Colossians 4:4

Colossians 4:4

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak (; 2 Corinthians 2:17; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6; 2 Corinthians 5:11, 20-6:10; ; 2 Timothy 2:24-26; 2 Timothy 3:10; , , ).

This clause qualifies the last; the "open door" is to be asked for the apostle, that he may make effective use of it. The mystery has been made manifest by God in the mission of Christ (; , note; 2 Corinthians 5:19, etc.

); but that manifestation has to be made known to the Gentile world (; 2 Corinthians 2:14; ). To this end he had received a special manifestation of "the mystery of Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:6; 2 Corinthians 5:19; , ; , ; , , ; ).

How the apostle conceives that he "ought to speak" appears from the parallel passages (see especially 2 Corinthians 5:1-21.; 6.; and .).

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