Acts 28:20

Now it is for this reason that I invited you to come, namely, to see you and speak with you, for it is on account of Israel's hope that I am wearing this chain."

Acts 21:33

Then the colonel came up and seized Paul and ordered him to be bound with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.

Acts 23:6

Because Paul knew that part of them were Sadducees and part of them Pharisees, he began to cry out in the council chamber, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a Pharisee's son, and now I am on trial for the hope of the resurrection of the dead."

Acts 26:6-7

And now it is for the hope of the promise made by God to our forefathers that I stand here on trial,

Acts 26:29

Paul answered, "In brief or at length, I would to God that not only you but all my hearers today were what I am -- excepting these chains!"

Ephesians 6:20

for the sake of which I am an envoy in prison: so that, when I tell it, I may speak as courageously as I ought.

Acts 10:29

so I have come, since I was sent for, without any hesitation."

Acts 10:33

So at once I sent for you, and you have been kind enough to come. So now we are all here in God's presence to listen to anything that the Lord has commanded you to say."

Acts 24:15

and I have the same hope in God that they cherish for themselves, that there is to be a resurrection of the upright and the wicked.

Acts 28:17

Three days later, he invited the leading men of the Jews to come to see him, and when they came, he said to them, "Brothers, I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our forefathers; yet at Jerusalem I was turned over to the Romans as a prisoner.

Ephesians 3:1

This is why I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of the heathen --

Ephesians 4:1

So I, a prisoner for the Lord's sake, entreat you to live lives worthy of the call you have received,

Philippians 1:13

in this way it has become well known throughout the Imperial Guard and to all the rest here that I am a prisoner in the service of Christ,

Colossians 4:18

This farewell greeting is in my own hand, from Paul. Remember that I am still a prisoner. Spiritual blessing be with you.

2 Timothy 1:10

but has only recently been made known through the appearance of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who through the good news has put a stop to the power of death, and brought life and immortality to light.

2 Timothy 2:9

for the sake of which I am suffering hardships even to the extent of wearing chains as though I were a criminal. But God's message is not in chains.

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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.

This cause

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This cause

Acts 28:17
Three days later, he invited the leading men of the Jews to come to see him, and when they came, he said to them, "Brothers, I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our forefathers; yet at Jerusalem I was turned over to the Romans as a prisoner.
Acts 10:29
so I have come, since I was sent for, without any hesitation."

For the

Acts 23:6
Because Paul knew that part of them were Sadducees and part of them Pharisees, he began to cry out in the council chamber, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a Pharisee's son, and now I am on trial for the hope of the resurrection of the dead."
Acts 24:15
and I have the same hope in God that they cherish for themselves, that there is to be a resurrection of the upright and the wicked.
Acts 26:6
And now it is for the hope of the promise made by God to our forefathers that I stand here on trial,

This chain

Ephesians 3:1
This is why I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of the heathen --
Ephesians 4:1
So I, a prisoner for the Lord's sake, entreat you to live lives worthy of the call you have received,
Ephesians 6:20
for the sake of which I am an envoy in prison: so that, when I tell it, I may speak as courageously as I ought.
Philippians 1:13
in this way it has become well known throughout the Imperial Guard and to all the rest here that I am a prisoner in the service of Christ,
Colossians 4:18
This farewell greeting is in my own hand, from Paul. Remember that I am still a prisoner. Spiritual blessing be with you.
2 Timothy 1:10
but has only recently been made known through the appearance of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who through the good news has put a stop to the power of death, and brought life and immortality to light.
2 Timothy 2:9
for the sake of which I am suffering hardships even to the extent of wearing chains as though I were a criminal. But God's message is not in chains.
Philemon 1:10
yes, I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I have become while wearing these chains.

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Philippians 1:13
in this way it has become well known throughout the Imperial Guard and to all the rest here that I am a prisoner in the service of Christ,