Ephesians 6:20

Paul calls himself an ambassador in chains, asking prayer that he would speak boldly as he ought, even in prison. It matters because faithfulness to the gospel may bring suffering, yet need not silence bold witness.

Cross-references · 27

• 2 Cor 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
• Col 4:4Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
• 2 Tim 2:9for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
• 1 Th 2:2As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.
• Acts 26:29“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
• Phil 1:20I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
• Phil 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
• 1 Jn 3:16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
• Eph 6:19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
• 2 Tim 1:16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
• Acts 28:31Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Eph 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
• Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
• Phil 1:13–14As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
• Eph 3:1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
• Acts 28:20So 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.”
• Prov 13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
• Ezek 2:4–7They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’
• Jer 1:7–8But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
• Jude 1:3Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
• Isa 58:1“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
• Matt 10:27–28What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
• Phlm 1:10I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
• Acts 21:33The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
• 2 Sam 10:2–6And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
• Isa 33:7Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
• Jer 1:17Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.

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