Ephesians 6:20
For which I am an ambassador in a chain, so that therein I may be bold to speak according as I ought.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 10:2And David said: I Will shew kindness to Hanon the son of Daas, as his father shewed kindness to me. So David sent his servants to comfort him for the death of his father. But when the servants of David were come into the land of the children of Ammon,
Isaiah 33:7Behold they that see shall cry without, the angels of peace shall weep bitterly.
Jeremiah 1:7And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.
Ezekiel 2:4And they to whom I send thee are children of a hard face, and of an obstinate heart: and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God:
Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men.
Acts 26:29And Paul said: I would to God, that both in a little and in much, not only thou, but also all that hear me, this day, should become such as I also am, except these bands.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 6:20-24
The Conclusion. ( a. d. 61.) 19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 21 But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things: 22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your… Read the whole commentary →