John Trapp Complete Commentary - Colossians 4:2
2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Ver. 2. Continue in prayer ] Constant and instant in it, wait upon it, lay all aside for it (as the word προσκταρερειτε signifieth, Act 6:2 ); while prayar stands still, the trade of godliness stands still. And watch in the same ] Against dulness of spirit, drowsiness of body, Satanic suggestions, secular distractions, &c. With thanksgiving ] Have your thanks ready, for you are sure to speed. read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Colossians 4:18
Colossians 4:18The salutation of me, Paul Words of farewellLast words have in them a nameless touch of pathos.They linger in the memory as a loved, familiar presence, soothe life’s sorrows, and exert upon the soul a strange fascination. As the years rush by, how rich in meaning do the words of dying lips become, as when Caesar said, sadly: “And thou, Brutus!” or when John Quincy Adams said: “This is the last of earth;” or Mirabeau’s frantic cry for “Music,” after a life of discord; or George... read more