Ephesians 6:20

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

2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea through us. We plead with you on Christ's behalf, "Be reconciled to God!"

Acts 28:20

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."

Ephesians 3:1

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

Philippians 1:7

For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God's grace together with me.

Colossians 4:4

Pray that I may make it known as I should.

2 Samuel 10:2-6

David said, "I will express my loyalty to Hanun son of Nahash just as his father was loyal to me." So David sent his servants with a message expressing sympathy over his father's death. When David's servants entered the land of the Ammonites,

Proverbs 13:17

An unreliable messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Isaiah 33:7

Look, ambassadors cry out in the streets; messengers sent to make peace weep bitterly.

Isaiah 58:1

"Shout loudly! Don't be quiet! Yell as loud as a trumpet! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob's family with their sin!

Jeremiah 1:7-8

The Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am too young.' But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.

Jeremiah 1:17

"But you, Jeremiah, get yourself ready! Go and tell these people everything I instruct you to say. Do not be terrified of them, or I will give you good reason to be terrified of them.

Ezekiel 2:4-7

The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says.'

Matthew 10:27-28

What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

Acts 5:29

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

Acts 21:33

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.

Acts 26:29

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."

Acts 28:31

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.

Ephesians 4:1

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

Ephesians 6:19

Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak -- that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,

Philippians 1:13-14

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

Philippians 1:20

My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

But although we suffered earlier and were mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of much opposition.

2 Timothy 1:16

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

2 Timothy 2:9

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

1 John 3:16

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

Jude 1:3

Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

I am

Proverbs 13:17
An unreliable messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
Isaiah 33:7
Look, ambassadors cry out in the streets; messengers sent to make peace weep bitterly.
2 Corinthians 5:20
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea through us. We plead with you on Christ's behalf, "Be reconciled to God!"

Bonds

Ephesians 3:1
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles --
Ephesians 4:1
I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,
2 Samuel 10:2
David said, "I will express my loyalty to Hanun son of Nahash just as his father was loyal to me." So David sent his servants with a message expressing sympathy over his father's death. When David's servants entered the land of the Ammonites,
Acts 26:29
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."
Acts 28:20
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."
Philippians 1:7
For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God's grace together with me.
2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.
2 Timothy 2:9
for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God's message is not imprisoned!
Philemon 1:10
I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,

Boldly

Ephesians 6:19
Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak -- that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,
Isaiah 58:1
"Shout loudly! Don't be quiet! Yell as loud as a trumpet! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob's family with their sin!
Jeremiah 1:7
The Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am too young.' But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.
Ezekiel 2:4
The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says.'
Matthew 10:27
What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people.
Acts 28:31
proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.
Colossians 4:4
Pray that I may make it known as I should.
Philippians 1:20
My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But although we suffered earlier and were mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of much opposition.
1 John 3:16
We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.
Jude 1:3
Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.

General references

Jeremiah 36:5
Then Jeremiah told Baruch, "I am no longer allowed to go into the Lord's temple.
Philippians 1:13
The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,
1 Thessalonians 5:25
Brothers and sisters, pray for us too.

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