Ephesians 6:20
It is for the gospel that I am an ambassador who is kept in chains, so that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 10:2David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent his servants to comfort Hanun concerning his father. His servants entered the land of the people of Ammon.
Isaiah 33:7Look, their envoys cry in the streets; the diplomats hoping for peace weep bitterly. 1
Jeremiah 1:7But Yahweh said to me, 1 “Do not say, 'I am too young.' You must go everywhere I send you, 1 and you must say whatever I command you! 1
Ezekiel 2:4Their descendants have stubborn faces and hard hearts. I am sending you to them, and you will say to them, 'This is what the Lord Yahweh says.'
Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
Acts 26:29Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether in a short or long time, not you only, but also all that hear me today, would be like me, but without these prison chains.”
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 →