For this reason I’ve asked to see you and speak to you. In fact, it is for the hope of Israel that I’m wearing this chain.”

因此，我请你们来见面说话，我原为以色列人所指望的，被这链子捆锁。”

为这缘故，我请你们来见我当面谈话，我原是为以色列人所指望的那位才被这铁链捆绑的。”

为这缘故，我请你们来见我当面谈话，我原是为以色列人所指望的那位才被这铁链捆绑的。”

为此，我才请你们来当面谈，我受捆绑是为了以色列人所盼望的那位。”

因此，我请你们来见面谈谈。我原是为了以色列的盼望，才带上这条锁链的。”

因这理由，我请你们来见面谈话。其实我是为了以色列所盼望的事，才被这锁链捆锁的。”

因此，我請你們來見面說話，我原為以色列人所指望的，被這鍊子捆鎖。」

為這緣故，我請你們來見我當面談話，我原是為以色列人所指望的那位才被這鐵鏈捆綁的。」

為這緣故，我請你們來見我當面談話，我原是為以色列人所指望的那位才被這鐵鏈捆綁的。」

為此，我才請你們來當面談，我受捆綁是為了以色列人所盼望的那位。」

因此，我請你們來見面談談。我原是為了以色列的盼望，才帶上這條鎖鍊的。”

為了這個緣故、我才請諸位來見面談談。我原是為了以色列的指望才掛着這鎖鍊的。』

因這理由，我請你們來見面談話。其實我是為了以色列所盼望的事，才被這鎖鏈捆鎖的。」

緣此、請爾相見相諭、蓋我為以色列所望者、乃為此鏈所繫、

為此、請爾曹相見互論、蓋我今繫以鐵索、特為以色列民所望之事耳、

為此我請爾曹相見敘論、我實為以色列民所望者被繫以此鐵索、

以是予邀汝等相見、與汝等言蓋予之所以鎯鐺被身者、乃為義塞人所共望之事耳。』

For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

I share Israel’s hope. That is why I am held with this chain. So I have asked to see you and talk with you.”

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.”

I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel— the Messiah— has already come.”

For this reason, therefore, I requested to see you and to speak with you, since I am wearing this chain for the sake of the hope of Israel.”

For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”

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.

For this reason I’ve asked to see you and speak to you. In fact, it is for the hope of Israel that I’m wearing this chain.”

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.

So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel.”

For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”

And now I stand on trial because of the hope in what God promised to our ancestors,the promise our twelve tribes hope to reach as they earnestly serve him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.

“ I wish before God,” replied Paul,“ that whether easily or with difficulty, not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am— except for these chains.”

For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should.

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is because I am in Christ.

for which I suffer to the point of being bound like a criminal. But the word of God is not bound.

When Paul realized that one part of them were Sadducees and the other part were Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin,“ Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am being judged because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”

Then the commander approached, took him into custody, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was and what he had done.

For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—

That’s why I came without any objection when I was sent for. So may I ask why you sent for me?”

I have a hope in God, which these men themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection, both of the righteous and the unrighteous.

So I immediately sent for you, and it was good of you to come. So now we are all in the presence of God to hear everything you have been commanded by the Lord.”

Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received,

I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

appeal to you for my son, Onesimus. I became his father while I was in chains.

I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place.

After three days he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered he said to them,“ Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

This has now been made evident through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.