3Withal 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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And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, …
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: …
So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; …
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 2-4)If this be considered as connected with the foregoing verse, then we may observe that it is part of the duty which masters owe their servants to pray with them, and to pray daily with them, or continue in prayer . They must not only do justly and kindly by them, but act a Christian and religious part, and be concerned for their souls as well as their bodies: “As parts of your charge, and under you…
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