Verse 20

For which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

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  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
  • Acts 28:20 : 20 For this reason, I have asked to see you and to speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.
  • Phil 1:7 : 7 It is right for me to think this way about you all, because I have you in my heart; whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, you all share in God’s grace with me.
  • Eph 3:1 : 1 For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
  • Col 4:4 : 4 Pray that I may reveal it clearly, as I ought to speak.
  • Phlm 1:10 : 10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I became a father to while in my chains.
  • 1 John 3:16 : 16 This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
  • Jude 1:3 : 3 Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about our common salvation, I felt it necessary instead to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
  • 1 Thess 2:2 : 2 Despite suffering and being mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to proclaim to you the gospel of God while facing intense opposition.
  • 2 Tim 1:16 : 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.
  • 2 Tim 2:9 : 9 For this gospel I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.
  • Eph 4:1 : 1 Therefore, I, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
  • Eph 6:19 : 19 Pray also for me, that words may be given to me to proclaim the mystery of the gospel boldly.
  • Phil 1:13-14 : 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. 14 And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more boldly and fearlessly.
  • Phil 1:20 : 20 My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
  • Acts 28:31 : 31 He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance.
  • 2 Sam 10:2-6 : 2 Then David said, 'I will show kindness to Hanun, the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.' So David sent his servants to console Hanun about his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites, 3 the officials of the Ammonites said to Hanun, their lord, 'Do you really think David is honoring your father by sending comforters to you? Isn’t it rather to investigate, spy out the city, and overthrow it that David has sent his servants to you?' 4 So Hanun seized David's servants, shaved off half of their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, exposing their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. The king said, 'Stay at Jericho until your beards grow back, and then return.' 6 When the Ammonites realized they had become odious to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-Rehob and Zobah, as well as the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and twelve thousand men from Tob.
  • Prov 13:17 : 17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
  • Isa 33:7 : 7 Look, their valiant ones cry out in the streets; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
  • Isa 58:1 : 1 Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet; announce to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins.
  • Jer 1:7-8 : 7 But the LORD said to me, 'Do not say, “I am too young.” You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.' 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,' declares the LORD.
  • Jer 1:17 : 17 But you, prepare yourself; rise and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them.
  • Ezek 2:4-7 : 4 The descendants are obstinate and hardhearted. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says.' 5 Whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 You, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not fear though briars, thorns, or scorpions are around you. Do not be afraid of their words or terrified by their presence, for they are a rebellious house. 7 You shall speak my words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
  • Matt 10:27-28 : 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. 28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Acts 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'
  • Acts 21:33 : 33 The commander came up, arrested Paul, ordered him to be bound with two chains, and asked who he was and what he had done.
  • Acts 26:29 : 29 Paul replied, 'I pray to God that whether in a short or long time, not only you but all who are listening to me today might become as I am—except for these chains.'