Ephesians 6:20
Whereof I am the ambassadour in bonds, that therein I may speake boldely, as I ought to speake.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 10:2Then sayde Dauid, I will shewe kindnesse vnto Hanun the sonne of Nahash, as his father shewed kindnesse vnto me. And Dauid sent his seruantes to comfort him for his father. So Dauids seruants came into the lande of the children of Ammon.
Isaiah 33:7Behold, their messengers shall cry without, and ye ambassadours of peace shall weepe bitterly.
Jeremiah 1:7But the Lord said vnto me, Say not, I am a childe: for thou shalt goe to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoeuer I command thee, shalt thou speake.
Ezekiel 2:4For they are impudent children, and stiffe hearted: I do send thee vnto them, and thou shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God.
Acts 5:29Then Peter and the Apostles answered, and sayd, We ought rather to obey God then men.
Acts 26:29Then Paul sayd, I would to God that not onely thou, but also all that heare me to day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
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 →