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Colossians 4:2

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,

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ASV

Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

KJV

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΤῇTēa<the>G3588 →
προσευχῇproseuchēaIn prayerG4335 →
προσκαρτερεῖτεproskartereitedo continue steadfastlyG4342 →
γρηγοροῦντεςgrēgorounteswatchingG1127 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
αὐτῇautēaitG846 →
ἐνenwithG1722 →
εὐχαριστίᾳ·eucharistiathanksgiving;G2169 →

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1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.1 Thessalonians 5:17–18Pray without ceasing.Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.Matthew 26:41“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:Luke 21:36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.Psalms 55:16–17But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.Colossians 1:9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.Mark 13:33Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.Colossians 3:17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.1 Samuel 12:23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.

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