He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.

Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.

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."

"But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

So now why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles, but he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)

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

At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

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