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

我为这福音的奥秘作了带锁链的使者，并使我照着当尽的本分放胆讲论。

我为这福音的奥秘作了带铁链的使者，让我能照着当尽的本分放胆宣讲。

我为这福音的奥秘作了带铁链的使者，让我能照着当尽的本分放胆宣讲。

我为传福音成了披枷带锁的使者。请你们为我祷告，使我能尽忠职守，放胆传福音。

（我为这奥秘作了被捆锁的使者），也使我按着应当说的，放胆宣讲这福音的奥秘。

为此，我成了带锁链的特使。请为我祈求，使我能照着应该说的，放胆传道。

（我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鎖鍊的使者，）並使我照着當盡的本分放膽講論。

我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鐵鏈的使者，讓我能照着當盡的本分放膽宣講。

我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鐵鏈的使者，讓我能照着當盡的本分放膽宣講。

我為傳福音成了披枷帶鎖的使者。請你們為我禱告，使我能盡忠職守，放膽傳福音。

（我為這奧祕作了被捆鎖的使者），也使我按著應當說的，放膽宣講這福音的奧祕。

（為了這個、我做帶鎖鍊的大使），使我在這上頭放膽無懼、照所應該講的來講。

為此，我成了帶鎖鏈的特使。請為我祈求，使我能照著應該說的，放膽傳道。

緣此、我為縲絏中之使者、俾得侃侃而言、如所當言、○

是以我為基督使、雖繫鐵索、得侃侃言、如所當言、

我為此福音為使者、而陷於縲絏之中、當求主使我得毅然而傳、如所當言、

蓋我已為福音之故而成為被鍊加鎖之星使。果能不為威武所屈、侃侃而談、庶幾不辱使命、是所至願也。

for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

Because of the good news, I am being held by chains as the Lord’s messenger. So pray that I will be bold as I preach the good news. That’s what I should do.

for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

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

For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

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

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf,“ Be reconciled to God.”

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.”

so that I may make it known as I should.

Indeed, it is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart, and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

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

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

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is because I am in Christ.Most of the brothers have gained confidence in the Lord from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the word fearlessly.

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Listen! Their warriors cry loudly in the streets; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.

Then David said,“ I’ll show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent his emissaries to console Hanun concerning his father. However, when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord,“ Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it?”So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.When this was reported to David, he sent someone to meet them, since they were deeply humiliated. The king said,“ Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then return.”When the Ammonites realized they had become repulsive to David, they hired twenty thousand foot soldiers from the Arameans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, one thousand men from the king of Maacah, and twelve thousand men from Tob.

“ Now, get ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them or I will cause you to cower before them.

A wicked envoy falls into trouble, but a trustworthy courier brings healing.

Then the LORD said to me: Do not say,“ I am only a youth,” for you will go to everyone I send you to and speak whatever I tell you.Do not be afraid of anyone, for I will be with you to rescue you. This is the LORD’s declaration.

The descendants are obstinate and hardhearted. I am sending you to them, and you must say to them,‘ This is what the Lord GOD says.’Whether they listen or refuse to listen— for they are a rebellious house— they will know that a prophet has been among them.“ But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them and do not be afraid of their words, even though briers and thorns are beside you and you live among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words or discouraged by the look on their faces, for they are a rebellious house.Speak my words to them whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

“ Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Tell my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.

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.

My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all courage, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

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

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

Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel.

Peter and the apostles replied,“ We must obey God rather than people.

Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.

On the contrary, after we had previously suffered and were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.