Further Instructions
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b Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it c with thanksgiving;
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d meanwhile praying also for us, that God would e open to us a door for the word, to speak f the mystery of Christ, g for which I am also in chains,
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that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
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h Walk in i wisdom toward those who are outside, j redeeming the time.
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Let your speech always be k with grace, l seasoned with salt, m that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
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Luke 18:1
Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.
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Colossians 2:7
Rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
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Ephesians 6:19
And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel.
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1 Corinthians 16:9
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
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Ephesians 3:3
How that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already.
Ephesians 3:4
By which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ).
Ephesians 6:19
And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel.
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Ephesians 6:20
For which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
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Ephesians 5:15
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise.
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Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
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Ephesians 5:16
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
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Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up.
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Mark 9:50
"Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another."
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1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.