Acts 28:20 - Revised Version 1885 For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This is the reason therefore why I have begged to see you and to talk with you, since it is because of the Hope of Israel (the Messiah) that I am bound with this chain. American Standard Version (1901) For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. Common English Bible This is why I asked to see you and speak with you: it’s because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.” Catholic Public Domain Version And so, because of this, I requested to see you and to speak to you. For it is because of the hope of Israel that I am encircled with this chain." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For this cause therefore I desired to see you, and to speak to you. Because that for the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain. |