Acts 28:20 - King 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.

More versions

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.