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Ephesians 6:20

James Moffatt - New Testament

for the sake of which I am in custody as its envoy. Pray that I may have freedom to declare it as I should.

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So I am an envoy for Christ, God appealing by me, as it were — be reconciled to God, I entreat you on behalf of Christ.

Pray that I may unfold it as I should.

for which I have to suffer imprisonment as if I were a criminal. (But there is no prison for the word of God.)

It is only natural for me to be thinking of you all in this way, for alike in my prison and as I defend and vindicate the gospel, I bear in mind how you all share with me in the grace divine.

"Long or short," said Paul, "I would to God that not only you but all my hearers to-day could be what I am — barring these chains!"

We know what love is by this, that He laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for the brotherhood.

May the Lord show favour to the household of Onesiphorus, for many a time he braced me up; he was not ashamed of my imprisonment —

At Philippi, as you know, we had been ill-treated and insulted, but we took courage and confidence in our God to tell you the gospel of God in spite of all the strain.

my eager desire and hope being that I may never feel ashamed but that now as ever I may do honour to Christ in my own person by fearless courage. Whether that means life or death, no matter!

and on my behalf also, that I may be allowed to speak and open my lips in order to expound fully and freely that open secret of the gospel

As the Lord's prisoner, then, I beg of you to live a life worthy of your calling,

For this reason I Paul, I whom Jesus has made a prisoner for the sake of you Gentiles —

he preached the Reign of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ quite openly and unmolested.

This is my reason for asking to see you and have a word with you. I am wearing this chain because I share Israel's hope."

Peter and the apostles answered, "One must obey God rather than men.

Beloved, my whole concern was to write to you on the subject of our common salvation, but I am forced to write you an appeal to defend the faith which has once for all been committed to the saints;

I appeal to you on behalf of my spiritual son born while I was in prison. It is Onesimus!

Then the commander came up and seized him; he ordered him to be bound with a couple of chains, and asked "Who is he?" and "What has he done?"

Such being my hope then, I am quite frank and open —

and pray for me as well, that God may give me an opening for the word, to speak of the open secret of Christ for which I am in custody.

I prefer to appeal to you on the ground of love. Well then, as Paul the old man, who now-a-days is a prisoner for Christ Jesus,




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