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Colossians 4:2

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Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

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1 Thessalonians 5:17–18Rank 1 from verse 2
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¹⁷Pray without ceasing.
¹⁸In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Philippians 4:6Rank 2 from verse 2
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⁶Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Ephesians 6:18Rank 3 from verse 2
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¹⁸Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Romans 12:12Rank 4 from verse 2
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¹²Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Matthew 26:41Rank 5 from verse 2
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⁴¹Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Luke 18:1Rank 6 from verse 2
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¹AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Luke 21:36Rank 7 from verse 2
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³⁶Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
1 Peter 4:7Rank 8 from verse 2
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⁷But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Psalms 109:4Rank 9 from verse 2
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⁴For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
Psalms 55:16–17Rank 10 from verse 2
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¹⁶As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.
¹⁷Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Colossians 1:9Rank 11 from verse 2
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⁹For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Colossians 2:7Rank 12 from verse 2
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⁷Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Mark 13:33Rank 13 from verse 2
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³³Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Colossians 3:17Rank 14 from verse 2
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¹⁷And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
1 Samuel 12:23Rank 15 from verse 2
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²³Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
Colossians 4:12Rank 16 from verse 2
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¹²Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Colossians 3:15Rank 17 from verse 2
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¹⁵And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Job 15:4Rank 18 from verse 2
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⁴Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
Job 27:8–10Rank 19 from verse 2
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⁸For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
⁹Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
¹⁰Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

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Colossians 4:2

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continue

To remain, abide, persist, or endure.

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in

1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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watch

Sense 1: To remain awake, alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, or on guard. Sense 2: A guard or guard duty, a station or group keeping guard, or a division of the night so guarded.

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thanksgiving

1. The act or expression of giving thanks to God. 2. A sacrifice or offering made to God as an expression of thanks.

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¹MASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

²Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

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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: