Withal (αμα). At the same time.

That God may open (ινα ο θεος ανοιξη). Common use of ινα and the subjuncti…

Withal. With all the supplications that you offer for other persons and things; or at the same time that you pray for them.

Pra…

Compare the almost exact parallel in Ephesians 6:18-20, and see Notes there.

A door of utterance.—Compare a similar phrase i…

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: that…

Paul requests prayer for himself while being imprisoned in Rome. His concern was that he and his associates might have clear opportunities for witn…

Pray also for us. He does not say this by way of pretense, but because, being conscious of his own necessity, he earnestly desired to be a…

Withal, praying also for us
The persons to be prayed for are next directed to; and these are not only themselves, th…

No duties can be performed correctly unless we persevere in fervent prayer, and watch in prayer with thanksgiving.

Previously, Paul gave specific teachings for each group of people; here he gives instructions for everyone. First, he shows what their relationship…