Colossians 4:3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. [NIV]
Colossians 4:3 praying at the same time also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of the Christ, because of which also I have been bound, [YLT]
Colossians 4:3 [a] Withal [b] praying [c] also [d] for [e] us, [f] that [f-a] [g] God [h] [h] would open [i] unto us [j] a door [k] of [f-a] [k] utterance, [l] to speak [m] the [n] mystery [o] of [p] Christ, [q] for [r] which [s] I am [t] also [s] in bonds:
[a] Withal = hama (ham'-ah) [260]: at the "same" time,
[b] praying = proseuchomai (pros-yoo'-khom-ahee) [4336; 4314; 2172]: to pray to God, i.e. supplicate [DEF: Supplicate = To make an earnest or urgent request; To offer a reverent petition to a deity], worship [DEF: Worship = The act of adoring, esp. reverently; To regard with great awe and devotion; To feel deep, devoted love for]
[c] also = kaii (kahee) [2532]: and, also, even, so then, too
[d] for = peri (per-ee') [4012; 4008]: through (all over), i.e. around; fig. with respect to; of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period):
[e] us, = hemon (hay-mone') [2257; 1473]: of (or from) us:
[f] that = hina (hin'-ah) [2443; 1438]: in order that
[f-a] = tou (tou) [3588; 3739]: the feminine he (hay); neuter to (to); def. article;
[g] God = theos (theh'-os) [2316]: a deity, esp. (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; fig., a magistrate [DEF: Magistrate = A public official who decides cases brought before a court of law in order to administer justice]; by Hebraism, very [DEF: Very = In actuality]:
[h] would open = anoigo (an-oy'-go) [455]: to open up
[i] unto us = hemin (hay-meen') [2254; 1473]: to (or for, with, by) us:
[j] a door = thura (thoo'-rah) [2374]: a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure):
[k] of ... utterance = logos (log'-os) [3056; 3004]: something said (including the thought); by imp. a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by ext. a computation [DEF: computation = (1) The act, process, or result of calculation (2) Arithmetic calculation.]; spec. (with the art. of John) the Divine Expression (ie Christ).
[l] to speak = laleo (lal-eh'-o) [2980]: to talk, i.e. utter words:
[m] the = tou (tou) [3588; 3739]: the feminine he (hay); neuter to (to); def. article;
[n] mystery = musterion (moos-tay'-ree-on) [3466]: a secret or "mystery" (silence imposed by initiation into religious rites):
[o] of = tou (tou) [3588; 3739]: the feminine he (hay); neuter to (to); def. article; the
[p] Christ = Christos (khris-tos') [5547; 5548]: anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. FROM chrio (khree'-o) [5548; 5530]: to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by imp.) to consecrate to an office or religious service. {FROM} 5530 chraomai (khrah'-om-ahee); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" [touch slightly], light upon, etc), i.e. (by imp.) to enploy or (by ext..) to act towards one in a given manner [DEF: Epithet = Descriptive expression; Expressing some quality or attribute]
[q] for dia (dee-ah') [1223]: the channel of an act; through
[r] which = hos (hos) [3739]: who, which, what, that:
[s] I am ... in bonds: = deo (deh'-o) [1210]: to bind:
[t] also = kaii (kahee) [2532]: and, also, even, so then, too