³³ Then the ^[a]commander came up and took hold of him, and ordered him to be ^(A)bound with ^(B)two chains; and he began asking who he was and what he had done.

²⁰ For this reason, therefore, I ^[a]requested to see you and to speak with you, for I am wearing ^(A)this chain for ^(B)the sake of the hope of Israel.”

Paul’s Stewardship

3 For this reason I, Paul, ^(A)the prisoner of ^(B)Christ Jesus ^(C)for the sake of you ^(D)Gentiles—

^7 [a]For ^(A)it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I ^(B)have you in my heart, since both in my ^[b](C)imprisonment and in the ^(D)defense and confirmation of the ^(E)gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.

³ praying at the same time ^(A)for us as well, that God will open up to us a ^(B)door for ^(C)the word, so that we may speak forth ^(D)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also ^(E)been imprisoned;