Ephesians 6:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.
  • Acts 28:20 : 20 For this reason, therefore, I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
  • Phil 1:7 : 7 Just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.
  • Eph 3:1 : 1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
  • Col 4:4 : 4 That I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.
  • Phlm 1:10 : 10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains:
  • 1 John 3:16 : 16 By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
  • Jude 1:3 : 3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you, exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.
  • 1 Thess 2:2 : 2 But even after we had suffered before and were shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.
  • 2 Tim 1:16 : 16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain;
  • 2 Tim 2:9 : 9 For which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.
  • Eph 4:1 : 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling with which you are called,
  • Eph 6:19 : 19 And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
  • Phil 1:13-14 : 13 So that my chains in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; 14 And most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
  • Phil 1:20 : 20 According to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
  • Acts 28:31 : 31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him.
  • 2 Sam 10:2-6 : 2 Then David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me. So David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. 3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Do you think that David honors your father, that he has sent comforters to you? Has not David rather sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 4 Therefore Hanun took David's servants, shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 When they told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return. 6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
  • Prov 13:17 : 17 A wicked messenger falls into mischief, but a faithful ambassador is health.
  • Isa 33:7 : 7 Behold, their brave ones cry aloud; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
  • Isa 58:1 : 1 Cry aloud, do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
  • Jer 1:7-8 : 7 But the LORD said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of their faces: for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.
  • Jer 1:17 : 17 Therefore prepare yourself, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.
  • Ezek 2:4-7 : 4 For they are impudent children and hardhearted. I do send you to them; and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD. 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse, (for they are a rebellious house,) will yet know that there has been a prophet among them. 6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions: do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7 And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse: for they are most rebellious.
  • Matt 10:27-28 : 27 What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops. 28 And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Acts 5:29 : 29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
  • Acts 21:33 : 33 Then the chief captain came near, took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and asked who he was, and what he had done.
  • Acts 26:29 : 29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only you, but also all who hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.

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    19And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

  • Phil 1:12-14
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    12But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel;

    13So that my chains in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;

    14And most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

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    3At the same time, pray also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains;

    4That I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you to do what is fitting,

  • 2 Tim 2:9-10
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    9For which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.

    10Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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    21But that you also may know my affairs, and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you all things:

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    16The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains:

    17But the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

    18What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

    19For I know that this will turn out for my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

    20According to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

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    1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

  • Acts 20:22-24
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    23except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me.

    24But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

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    25Of which I was made a minister, according to the stewardship of God given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;

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    21I speak concerning reproach, as though we were weak. But in whatever anyone is bold—I speak foolishly—I am bold also.

  • Phil 1:25-28
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    25And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith;

    26That your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.

    27Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

    28And not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a sign of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

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    20For this reason, therefore, I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

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    13Whom I wished to keep with me, so that he might minister to me in your place in my chains for the gospel:

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    30Having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear to be in me.

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    11To which I am appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

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    15So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are at Rome also.

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    7Just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

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    13Therefore I ask that you not faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

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    2But even after we had suffered before and were shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.

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    4By which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

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    17That which I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as if foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

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    4Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.

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    9That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

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    26For the king knows of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

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    10As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

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    7Tychicus will tell you all about my circumstances, who is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord:

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    6For though I would desire to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But now I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above that which he sees me to be, or that he hears of me.

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    21Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

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    15Nevertheless, brethren, I have written to you more boldly in part, to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God,

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    16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor labored in vain.