²⁰ For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is ^(A)because of ^(B)the hope of Israel that I am wearing ^(C)this ^(D)chain.”

^9 (A)for which I am suffering, ^(B)bound with chains as a criminal. But ^(C)the word of God is not bound!

²⁰ for which I ^(A)am an ambassador ^(B)in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

⁶ And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in ^(A)the promise made by God to our fathers, ^7 (B)to which ^(C)our twelve tribes hope to ^(D)attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope ^(E)I am accused by Jews, O king!

¹³ so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard^[a] and ^(A)to all the rest that ^(B)my imprisonment is for Christ.

²⁹ And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day ^(A)might become such as I am—except for ^(B)these chains.”

Unity in the Body of Christ

4 I therefore, ^(A)a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to ^(B)walk in a manner worthy of ^(C)the calling to which you have been called,

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

3 For this reason I, Paul, ^(A)a prisoner of Christ Jesus ^(B)on behalf of you Gentiles—

^15 (A)having ^(B)a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be ^(C)a resurrection ^(D)of both the just and the unjust.