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.”

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 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 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.

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 here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve God night and day. Concerning this hope the Jews are accusing me, Your Majesty!

Paul replied,“ I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.”

for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.

The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,

for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God’s message is not imprisoned!

Then when Paul noticed that part of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out in the council,“ Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”

Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles–

Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”

I have a hope in God( a hope that these men themselves accept too) that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us.”

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

I, Paul, write this greeting by my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,

I wanted to keep him so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders together. When they had assembled, he said to them,“ Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.

but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!