Commentaries and Other Bible Study Helps - Prayer Tents - Prayer Tents

4:2 being watchful in it. Jesus likewise admonished his disciples to "watch and pray" (Mark 14:38) so that they would not fall into temptation. Thanksgiving leavens prayer, so that it does not become merely a selfish pleading to have one's desires fulfilled (cf. James 4:1-3).

4:3-4 that God may open to us a door for the word. In spite of his imprisonment and difficult circumstances, Paul asks the Colossians to pray that he will have opportunities to share the good news of Jesus Christ (Eph. 6:18-20; 2 Thess. 3:1). Christians should pray for missionaries and church leaders around the world. to declare the mystery. See note on Col. 1:26-27.