The Door of Utterance
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;




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