Acts 28:20
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20 For this reason therefore I asked to see you and speak with you, since it is for the sake of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”(A)
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Acts 26:6-7
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6 And now I stand here on trial on account of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,(A) 7 a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship day and night. It is for this hope, Your Excellency,[a] that I am accused by Jews!(B)
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- 26.7 Gk O King
Acts 26:29
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29 Paul replied, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only you but also all who are listening to me today might become such as I am—except for these chains.”(A)
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Ephesians 6:20
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20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak.(A)
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2 Timothy 2:9
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9 for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.(A)
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Philippians 1:13
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13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard[a] and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ,
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- 1.13 Gk whole praetorium
Acts 23:6
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6 When Paul noticed that some were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he called out in the council, “Brothers,[a] I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection[b] of the dead.”(A)
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Acts 21:33
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33 Then the tribune came, arrested him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; he inquired who he was and what he had done.(A)
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Ephesians 4:1
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Unity in the Body of Christ
4 I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,(A)
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Ephesians 3:1
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Paul’s Ministry to the Gentiles
3 This is the reason that I, Paul, am a prisoner for[a] Christ Jesus[b] for the sake of you gentiles,
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Acts 24:15
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15 I have a hope in God—a hope that they themselves also accept—that there will be a resurrection of both[a] the righteous and the unrighteous.(A)
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- 24.15 Other ancient authorities read of the dead, both of
Acts 10:33
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33 Therefore I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. So now all of us are here in the presence of God to listen to all that the Lord has commanded you to say.”
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Acts 10:29
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29 So when I was sent for, I came without objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”
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Philemon 13
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13 I wanted to keep him with me so that he might minister to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel,(A)
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Philemon 10
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10 I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment.(A)
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2 Timothy 1:10
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10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ,[a] who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.(A)
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- 1.10 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus
Colossians 4:18
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18 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.[a](A)
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- 4.18 Other ancient authorities add Amen
Acts 28:17
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Paul and Jewish Leaders in Rome
17 Three days later he called together the local leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Brothers,[a] though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, yet I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.(A)
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- 28.17 Gk Men, brothers
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