Acts 28:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Acts 28:17

Acts 10:29

For the

Acts 23:6

Acts 24:15

Acts 26:6

This chain

General references

Philippians 1:13

Bible References

This cause

Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews. When they assembled, he said to them: My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

Therefore I came to you without objection, as soon as I was sent for. I ask therefore for what intent you sent for me?

For the

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

I have hope toward God, which they also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the righteous and the unrighteous.

Now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers.

This chain

For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you people of the nations.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, invite you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called.

I am an ambassador in chains who should speak boldly.

My imprisonment in Christ became known throughout the whole Praetorian Guard, and to all brothers.

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

The appearance of our Savior Christ Jesus revealed this. Jesus abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the good news.

I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal. But the word of God is not imprisoned.

I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment.

General references

My imprisonment in Christ became known throughout the whole Praetorian Guard, and to all brothers.