The Door of Utterance
Bishop Alexander. Colossians 4:3-4 With praying also for us, that God would open to us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:… was a door for the Word to pass through (1 Corinthians 16:9; 2 Corinthians 2:12). In the rush and press of thought the fettered gospel seems to be identified with the apostle "in bonds." The Word is a captive with him. They are to pray therefore that God would open before him a door that the imprisoned Word may pass through and speed onward (2 Timothy 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:1). (Bishop Alexander.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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: WEB: 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;