Acts 28:20

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

King James Version

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Other Translations for Acts 28:20

BSB

So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."

AKJV

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

CPDV

And so, because of this, I requested to see you and to speak to you. For it is because of the hope of Israel that I am encircled with this chain."

ERV

For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

NHEB

For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."

SMT

For this cause therefore I besought to see you, and to speak: for, for the hope of Israel am I surrounded by this chain.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Acts 28:20

ForG1223Preposition thisG5026 causeG156Noun Feminine thereforeG3767haveIcalledG3870VerbforyouG5209toseeG1492VerbyouandG2532ConjunctiontospeakwithG4354VerbyoubecausethatG1752Preposition forG1063ConjunctionthehopeG1680Noun FeminineofIsraelG2474AdjectiveIamboundwithG4029Verb thisG5026 chainG254Noun Feminine

Commentary for Acts 28:20

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Acts 28:20

Summary

Paul explains imprisonment relates to Israeli hope

Place

Rome

Event

Explaining chains' spiritual meaning

Estimated Time Period

c. 60 AD