The word which came to Jeremiah from Adonai, after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had released him from Ramah. He had taken him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, who were being exiled to Babylon.
Acts 28:20 - Tree of Life Version For this reason, therefore, I have requested to see you and to speak with you—since it is for the hope of Israel that I am bearing this chain.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
The word which came to Jeremiah from Adonai, after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had released him from Ramah. He had taken him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, who were being exiled to Babylon.
So I came without objection when I was sent for. I ask, then, what is the reason why you sent for me?”
So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”
Then the commander came up, arrested Paul, ordered him to be bound with two chains, and began investigating what he had done.
But recognizing that one group was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”
In God I have a hope—which these men also wait for—that there will surely be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would pray to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today would be such as I am—except for these chains!”
It happened that after three days, Paul called together those who were the prominent Jewish leaders. When they had gathered he said to them, “Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
For this reason I, Paul, am a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua for the sake of you Gentiles.
Therefore I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you were called—
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may speak boldly, the way I should.
And so my imprisonment in the cause of Messiah has become well known throughout the whole Praetorian Guard and to everyone else.
This greeting is in my own hand—Paul’s. Remember my chains! Grace be with you.
but now has been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Messiah Yeshua. Indeed, He nullified the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.
For this I suffer hardship as a criminal, even to the point of chains—though the word of God is not chained.
I beg you for my child Onesimus—for whom I became a spiritual father while in chains.
I really wanted to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he might serve me while I am in chains for the Good News.