91 Cf. Mark 13:33, βλϱπετε, ἀγϱυπνεῖτε.
89Gk. διὰ πάσηζ πϱοσευχῆζ ϰαì δεήσεωζ (for the collocation of the two nouns see Phil. 4:6).
90ἀγϱυπνοῦντεζ, over against γϱηγοϱοῦντεζ in Col. 4:2 (see p. 172, n. 9). For ἀγϱυπνέω cf. also Heb. 13:17.
91Cf. Mark 13:33, βλϱπετε, ἀγϱυπνεῖτε.
92Perseverance is emphasized here in ἐν πάσ
πϱοσϰαϱτεϱήσει. Cf. Col. 4:2, τῇ πϱοσευχῇ πϱοσϰαϱτεϱεῖτε (also Rom. 12:12). See p. 172, n. 8.
93Paul could not be sure that the emperor would hear his appeal in person; he might appoint a deputy. See F. F. Bruce, Paul: Apostle of the Free Spirit (Exeter, 1977), pp. 366-67.
94In Col. 4:3, it is called “the mystery of Christ.” Here τοῦ εὐαγγελίου (see n. 81 above) is epexegetic genitive after τò μυστήϱιον—the mystery is the gospel. See pp. 173, 311-15.