Ephesians 6:20

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Summary

Ephesians 6:20

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

I am

2 Corinthians 5:20

Bonds

Boldly

General references

Philippians 1:13

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Bible References

I am

On Christ's behalf, then, I come as ambassador. It is as though God was entreating you, through me, on Christ's behalf I beg you to be reconciled to God.

Bonds

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles??2 for surely you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God entrusted to me for you?

I summon you then, I the prisoner in the Lord, to live lives worthy of the calling to which you were called.

"Long or short," answered Paul, "my prayer to God is that not only you but all who are my hearers this day might become such as I am, save for these chains."

This is the reason why I begged you to see and speak with me. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."

It is but just that I should be thus mindful of you all, because I have you in my heart, and because in these fetters of mine and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel you are all my fellow partners in the privilege.

The Lord show mercy to the house hold of Onesiphorus; for many a time he refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain.

For preaching it I am suffering, and am even put in chains as a malefactor.

I beseech you for my son, Onesimus, whom I have begotten in these chains.

Boldly

and for me, that utterance may be given me to open my mouth boldly, and to make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador,

"What I am telling you is in the darkness, do you speak in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

But Peter and the apostles said in reply.

He continued to preach the kingdom of God, and to teach about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, quite unmolested.

Pray that I may unfold it as I ought to speak.

So it is my keen expectation and hope that I shall never feel ashamed, but that with fearless courage, now as hither to, Christ may be magnified in my body, whether by my life or by my death.

for you remember that although I had already borne ill-treatment and insult at Philippi, I took courage in my God to tell you the gospel of God, in the face of much opposition.

By this we learn to know love, because he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

Beloved, although I was making all haste to write to you in regard to our common salvation, I am compelled to write you an appeal to defend the faith once for all committed to the saints.

General references

Throughout the whole Praetorian guard and among all the others it has become plain that these chains of mine are for the sake of Christ;

Brothers, pray for me.