And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am—except for these chains.”
Philippians 1:13 - English Standard Version 2016 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 so that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So much is this a fact that throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest [here] my imprisonment has become generally known to be in Christ [that I am a prisoner in His service and for Him]. American Standard Version (1901) so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole prætorian guard, and to all the rest; Common English Bible The whole Praetorian Guard and everyone else knows that I’m in prison for Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version in such a way that my chains have become manifest in Christ in every place of judgment and in all other such places. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So that my bands are made manifest in Christ, in all the court, and in all other places; |
And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am—except for these chains.”
And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.”
After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.”
He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him,
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!