11 translations · Greek
Colossians 4:2
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
Colossians 4:2 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
- KJV King James Version
- Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
- ASV American Standard Version
- Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Continue in the prayer, watching in it in thanksgiving,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Remember to keep on praying, with an alert and thankful mind!
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Be instant in prayer; watching in it with thanksgiving:
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τῇ | Tē | to | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| προσευχῇ | proseuchē | prayer | G4335 προσευχή prayer |
| προσκαρτερεῖτε | proskartereite | Devote yourselves | G4342 προσκαρτερέω to continue in/with |
| γρηγοροῦντες | grēgorountes | being watchful | G1127 γρηγορέω to keep watch |
| ἐν | en | — | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῇ | autē | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐν | en | [and] | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| εὐχαριστίᾳ | eucharistia | thankful | G2169 εὐχαριστία thankfulness |
Related verses
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17–18
Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
- Philippians 4:6
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
- Ephesians 6:18
with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:
- Romans 12:12
rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
- Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
- Luke 18:1
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
- Luke 21:36
Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- 1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
- Psalm 55:16–17
As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me. Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
- Psalm 109:4
In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
3 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;
4 that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
Read all of Colossians 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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