Ephesians 6:20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. And pray that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly and courageously, as I should.

6:20 AMP

逐节对照

Amplified Bible - for which I am an ambassador in chains. And pray that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly and courageously, as I should.
新标点和合本 - 我为这福音的奥秘作了带锁链的使者，并使我照着当尽的本分放胆讲论。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我为这福音的奥秘作了带铁链的使者，让我能照着当尽的本分放胆宣讲。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我为这福音的奥秘作了带铁链的使者，让我能照着当尽的本分放胆宣讲。
当代译本 - 我为传福音成了带锁链的使者。请你们为我祷告，使我能尽忠职守，放胆传福音。
圣经新译本 - （我为这奥秘作了被捆锁的使者），也使我按着应当说的，放胆宣讲这福音的奥秘。
中文标准译本 - 为此，我成了带锁链的特使。请为我祈求，使我能照着应该说的，放胆传道。
现代标点和合本 - 我为这福音的奥秘做了戴锁链的使者——并使我照着当尽的本分放胆讲论。
和合本（拼音版） - 我为这福音的奥秘作了带锁链的使者，并使我照着当尽的本分放胆讲论。
New International Version - for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
New International Reader's Version - Because of the good news, I am being held by chains as the Lord’s messenger. So pray that I will be bold as I preach the good news. That’s what I should do.
English Standard Version - for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
New Living Translation - I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.
Christian Standard Bible - For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should.
New American Standard Bible - for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
New King James Version - for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
American Standard Version - for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
King James Version - For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
New English Translation - for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
World English Bible - for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
新標點和合本 - （我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鎖鍊的使者，）並使我照着當盡的本分放膽講論。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鐵鏈的使者，讓我能照着當盡的本分放膽宣講。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鐵鏈的使者，讓我能照着當盡的本分放膽宣講。
當代譯本 - 我為傳福音成了帶鎖鏈的使者。請你們為我禱告，使我能盡忠職守，放膽傳福音。
聖經新譯本 - （我為這奧祕作了被捆鎖的使者），也使我按著應當說的，放膽宣講這福音的奧祕。
呂振中譯本 - （為了這個、我做帶鎖鍊的大使），使我在這上頭放膽無懼、照所應該講的來講。
中文標準譯本 - 為此，我成了帶鎖鏈的特使。請為我祈求，使我能照著應該說的，放膽傳道。
現代標點和合本 - 我為這福音的奧祕做了戴鎖鏈的使者——並使我照著當盡的本分放膽講論。
文理和合譯本 - 緣此、我為縲絏中之使者、俾得侃侃而言、如所當言、○
文理委辦譯本 - 是以我為基督使、雖繫鐵索、得侃侃言、如所當言、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我為此福音為使者、而陷於縲絏之中、當求主使我得毅然而傳、如所當言、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 蓋我已為福音之故而成為被鍊加鎖之星使。果能不為威武所屈、侃侃而談、庶幾不辱使命、是所至願也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - por el cual soy embajador en cadenas. Oren para que lo proclame valerosamente, como debo hacerlo.
현대인의 성경 - 이 일을 위해서 나는 쇠사슬에 묶인 사신이 되었습니다. 내가 당연히 해야 할 말을 담대하게 말할 수 있도록 기도해 주십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - послом которой я являюсь, даже находясь в этих цепях. Молитесь о том, чтобы я смело возвещал ее, как и должно.
Восточный перевод - послом которой я являюсь, даже находясь в этих цепях. Молитесь о том, чтобы я смело возвещал её, как и должно.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - послом которой я являюсь, даже находясь в этих цепях. Молитесь о том, чтобы я смело возвещал её, как и должно.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - послом которой я являюсь, даже находясь в этих цепях. Молитесь о том, чтобы я смело возвещал её, как и должно.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - C’est de cet Evangile que je suis l’ambassadeur, un ambassadeur enchaîné. Priez donc pour que je l’annonce avec assurance comme je dois en parler.
リビングバイブル - 私は今、神に託されたこの福音を伝えたために鎖につながれています。しかし、この牢獄の中でも、語るべきことを、主のために大胆に絶えず語れるよう祈ってください。
Nestle Aland 28 - ὑπὲρ οὗ πρεσβεύω ἐν ἁλύσει, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ παρρησιάσωμαι ὡς δεῖ με λαλῆσαι.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὑπὲρ οὗ πρεσβεύω ἐν ἁλύσει, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ παρρησιάσωμαι, ὡς δεῖ με λαλῆσαι.
Nova Versão Internacional - pelo qual sou embaixador preso em correntes. Orem para que, permanecendo nele, eu fale com coragem, como me cumpre fazer.
Hoffnung für alle - Auch hier im Gefängnis will ich das tun. Betet darum, dass ich auch in Zukunft diese Aufgabe mutig erfülle, so wie Gott sie mir aufgetragen hat.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chính vì Phúc Âm mà tôi làm sứ thần trong lao tù, nhưng hãy cầu xin Chúa cho tôi cứ bạo dạn công bố Phúc Âm dù phải bị xiềng xích tù đày.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะข่าวประเสริฐนี้ข้าพเจ้าจึงเป็นทูตที่ถูกล่ามโซ่อยู่ เพื่อว่าข้าพเจ้าจะประกาศข่าวประเสริฐอย่างกล้าหาญตามที่ข้าพเจ้าสมควรจะทำ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ด้วยเหตุนี้ ข้าพเจ้าจึงเป็นทูตที่ถูกล่ามโซ่อยู่ จงอธิษฐานว่าเวลาประกาศข้าพเจ้าจะมีใจกล้าตามที่ควรเป็น

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Isaiah 33:7 - Now look, their brave men shout outside; The ambassadors [seeking a treaty] of peace weep bitterly.
Jeremiah 1:7 - But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am [only] a young man,’ Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Jeremiah 1:8 - Do not be afraid of them [or their hostile faces], For I am with you [always] to protect you and deliver you,” says the Lord.
2 Timothy 1:16 - The Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and showed me kindness [comforting and reviving me like fresh air] and he was not ashamed of my chains [for Christ’s sake];
Proverbs 13:17 - A wicked messenger falls into hardship, But a faithful ambassador brings healing.
Ephesians 4:1 - So I, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to you to live a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called [that is, to live a life that exhibits godly character, moral courage, personal integrity, and mature behavior—a life that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation],
Jude 1:3 - Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I was compelled to write to you [urgently] appealing that you fight strenuously for [the defense of] the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints [the faith that is the sum of Christian belief that was given verbally to believers].
Jeremiah 1:17 - But you [Jeremiah], gird up your loins [in preparation]! Get up and tell them all which I command you. Do not be distraught and break down at the sight of their [hostile] faces, or I will bewilder you before them and allow you to be overcome.
Acts 5:29 - Then Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men [we have no other choice].
Acts 26:29 - And Paul replied, “Whether in a short time or long, I wish to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these chains.”
Philippians 1:13 - My imprisonment in [the cause of] Christ has become common knowledge throughout the whole praetorian (imperial) guard and to everyone else.
Philippians 1:14 - Because of my chains [seeing that I am doing well and that God is accomplishing great things], most of the brothers have renewed confidence in the Lord, and have far more courage to speak the word of God [concerning salvation] without fear [of the consequences, seeing that God can work His good in all circumstances].
1 Thessalonians 2:2 - but after we had already suffered and been outrageously treated in Philippi, as you know, yet in [the strength of] our God we summoned the courage to proclaim boldly to you the good news of God [regarding salvation] amid great opposition.
Acts 21:33 - Then the commander came up and arrested Paul, and ordered that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
Philippians 1:20 - It is my own eager expectation and hope, that [looking toward the future] I will not disgrace myself nor be ashamed in anything, but that with courage and the utmost freedom of speech, even now as always, Christ will be magnified and exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Isaiah 58:1 - “Cry aloud, do not hold back; Lift up your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression And to the house of Jacob their sins.
Ezekiel 2:4 - I am sending you to them who are stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’
Ezekiel 2:5 - As for them, whether they listen or refuse [to listen]—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know and be fully aware of the fact that there has been a prophet among them.
Ezekiel 2:6 - And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words; though briars and thorns are all around you and you sit among scorpions, neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 2:7 - But you shall speak My words to them whether they will listen or refuse [to listen], for they are [most] rebellious.
2 Timothy 2:9 - for that [gospel] I am suffering even to [the point of] wearing chains like a criminal; but the word of God is not chained or imprisoned!
2 Samuel 10:2 - Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father did to me.” So David sent [a letter along with] some of his servants to console him in regard to his father’s death; and David’s servants came into the land of the Ammonites.
2 Samuel 10:3 - But the princes of the Ammonites [were suspicious and] said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not sent his servants to you in order to search the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?”
2 Samuel 10:4 - So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half their beards, and cut off their robes in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.
2 Samuel 10:5 - When David was informed, he sent [messengers] to meet them [before they reached Jerusalem], for the men were greatly ashamed and humiliated. And the king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.”
2 Samuel 10:6 - When the Ammonites saw that they had become an object of hatred to David, they sent word and hired the Arameans (Syrians) of Beth-rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob with 12,000 men [to fight for them].
Matthew 10:27 - What I say to you in the dark (privately), tell in the light (publicly); and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops [to many people].
Matthew 10:28 - Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Acts 28:31 - preaching and proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness and boldness, unhindered and unrestrained.
Ephesians 6:19 - And pray for me, that words may be given to me when I open my mouth, to proclaim boldly the mystery of the good news [of salvation],
Philippians 1:7 - It is right for me to feel this way about you, because [you have me in your heart as] I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the good news [regarding salvation], all of you share in [His matchless] grace with me.
Philemon 1:10 - I appeal to you for my [own spiritual] child Onesimus, whom I have fathered [in the faith] while a captive in these chains.
Ephesians 3:1 - For this reason [because I preach that you and believing Jews are joint heirs] I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
Acts 28:20 - For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you, since it is for the sake of the hope of Israel (the Messiah, the resurrection) that I am bound with this chain.”
Colossians 4:4 - that I may make it clear [and speak boldly and unfold the mystery] in the way I should.
2 Corinthians 5:20 - So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.

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交叉引用

Amplified Bible - for which I am an ambassador in chains. And pray that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly and courageously, as I should.
新标点和合本 - 我为这福音的奥秘作了带锁链的使者，并使我照着当尽的本分放胆讲论。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我为这福音的奥秘作了带铁链的使者，让我能照着当尽的本分放胆宣讲。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我为这福音的奥秘作了带铁链的使者，让我能照着当尽的本分放胆宣讲。
当代译本 - 我为传福音成了带锁链的使者。请你们为我祷告，使我能尽忠职守，放胆传福音。
圣经新译本 - （我为这奥秘作了被捆锁的使者），也使我按着应当说的，放胆宣讲这福音的奥秘。
中文标准译本 - 为此，我成了带锁链的特使。请为我祈求，使我能照着应该说的，放胆传道。
现代标点和合本 - 我为这福音的奥秘做了戴锁链的使者——并使我照着当尽的本分放胆讲论。
和合本（拼音版） - 我为这福音的奥秘作了带锁链的使者，并使我照着当尽的本分放胆讲论。
New International Version - for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
New International Reader's Version - Because of the good news, I am being held by chains as the Lord’s messenger. So pray that I will be bold as I preach the good news. That’s what I should do.
English Standard Version - for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
New Living Translation - I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.
Christian Standard Bible - For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should.
New American Standard Bible - for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
New King James Version - for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
American Standard Version - for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
King James Version - For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
New English Translation - for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
World English Bible - for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
新標點和合本 - （我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鎖鍊的使者，）並使我照着當盡的本分放膽講論。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鐵鏈的使者，讓我能照着當盡的本分放膽宣講。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鐵鏈的使者，讓我能照着當盡的本分放膽宣講。
當代譯本 - 我為傳福音成了帶鎖鏈的使者。請你們為我禱告，使我能盡忠職守，放膽傳福音。
聖經新譯本 - （我為這奧祕作了被捆鎖的使者），也使我按著應當說的，放膽宣講這福音的奧祕。
呂振中譯本 - （為了這個、我做帶鎖鍊的大使），使我在這上頭放膽無懼、照所應該講的來講。
中文標準譯本 - 為此，我成了帶鎖鏈的特使。請為我祈求，使我能照著應該說的，放膽傳道。
現代標點和合本 - 我為這福音的奧祕做了戴鎖鏈的使者——並使我照著當盡的本分放膽講論。
文理和合譯本 - 緣此、我為縲絏中之使者、俾得侃侃而言、如所當言、○
文理委辦譯本 - 是以我為基督使、雖繫鐵索、得侃侃言、如所當言、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我為此福音為使者、而陷於縲絏之中、當求主使我得毅然而傳、如所當言、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 蓋我已為福音之故而成為被鍊加鎖之星使。果能不為威武所屈、侃侃而談、庶幾不辱使命、是所至願也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - por el cual soy embajador en cadenas. Oren para que lo proclame valerosamente, como debo hacerlo.
현대인의 성경 - 이 일을 위해서 나는 쇠사슬에 묶인 사신이 되었습니다. 내가 당연히 해야 할 말을 담대하게 말할 수 있도록 기도해 주십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - послом которой я являюсь, даже находясь в этих цепях. Молитесь о том, чтобы я смело возвещал ее, как и должно.
Восточный перевод - послом которой я являюсь, даже находясь в этих цепях. Молитесь о том, чтобы я смело возвещал её, как и должно.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - послом которой я являюсь, даже находясь в этих цепях. Молитесь о том, чтобы я смело возвещал её, как и должно.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - послом которой я являюсь, даже находясь в этих цепях. Молитесь о том, чтобы я смело возвещал её, как и должно.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - C’est de cet Evangile que je suis l’ambassadeur, un ambassadeur enchaîné. Priez donc pour que je l’annonce avec assurance comme je dois en parler.
リビングバイブル - 私は今、神に託されたこの福音を伝えたために鎖につながれています。しかし、この牢獄の中でも、語るべきことを、主のために大胆に絶えず語れるよう祈ってください。
Nestle Aland 28 - ὑπὲρ οὗ πρεσβεύω ἐν ἁλύσει, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ παρρησιάσωμαι ὡς δεῖ με λαλῆσαι.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὑπὲρ οὗ πρεσβεύω ἐν ἁλύσει, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ παρρησιάσωμαι, ὡς δεῖ με λαλῆσαι.
Nova Versão Internacional - pelo qual sou embaixador preso em correntes. Orem para que, permanecendo nele, eu fale com coragem, como me cumpre fazer.
Hoffnung für alle - Auch hier im Gefängnis will ich das tun. Betet darum, dass ich auch in Zukunft diese Aufgabe mutig erfülle, so wie Gott sie mir aufgetragen hat.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chính vì Phúc Âm mà tôi làm sứ thần trong lao tù, nhưng hãy cầu xin Chúa cho tôi cứ bạo dạn công bố Phúc Âm dù phải bị xiềng xích tù đày.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะข่าวประเสริฐนี้ข้าพเจ้าจึงเป็นทูตที่ถูกล่ามโซ่อยู่ เพื่อว่าข้าพเจ้าจะประกาศข่าวประเสริฐอย่างกล้าหาญตามที่ข้าพเจ้าสมควรจะทำ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ด้วยเหตุนี้ ข้าพเจ้าจึงเป็นทูตที่ถูกล่ามโซ่อยู่ จงอธิษฐานว่าเวลาประกาศข้าพเจ้าจะมีใจกล้าตามที่ควรเป็น

Isaiah 33:7 - Now look, their brave men shout outside; The ambassadors [seeking a treaty] of peace weep bitterly.
Jeremiah 1:7 - But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am [only] a young man,’ Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Jeremiah 1:8 - Do not be afraid of them [or their hostile faces], For I am with you [always] to protect you and deliver you,” says the Lord.
2 Timothy 1:16 - The Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and showed me kindness [comforting and reviving me like fresh air] and he was not ashamed of my chains [for Christ’s sake];
Proverbs 13:17 - A wicked messenger falls into hardship, But a faithful ambassador brings healing.
Ephesians 4:1 - So I, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to you to live a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called [that is, to live a life that exhibits godly character, moral courage, personal integrity, and mature behavior—a life that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation],
Jude 1:3 - Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I was compelled to write to you [urgently] appealing that you fight strenuously for [the defense of] the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints [the faith that is the sum of Christian belief that was given verbally to believers].
Jeremiah 1:17 - But you [Jeremiah], gird up your loins [in preparation]! Get up and tell them all which I command you. Do not be distraught and break down at the sight of their [hostile] faces, or I will bewilder you before them and allow you to be overcome.
Acts 5:29 - Then Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men [we have no other choice].
Acts 26:29 - And Paul replied, “Whether in a short time or long, I wish to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these chains.”
Philippians 1:13 - My imprisonment in [the cause of] Christ has become common knowledge throughout the whole praetorian (imperial) guard and to everyone else.
Philippians 1:14 - Because of my chains [seeing that I am doing well and that God is accomplishing great things], most of the brothers have renewed confidence in the Lord, and have far more courage to speak the word of God [concerning salvation] without fear [of the consequences, seeing that God can work His good in all circumstances].
1 Thessalonians 2:2 - but after we had already suffered and been outrageously treated in Philippi, as you know, yet in [the strength of] our God we summoned the courage to proclaim boldly to you the good news of God [regarding salvation] amid great opposition.
Acts 21:33 - Then the commander came up and arrested Paul, and ordered that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
Philippians 1:20 - It is my own eager expectation and hope, that [looking toward the future] I will not disgrace myself nor be ashamed in anything, but that with courage and the utmost freedom of speech, even now as always, Christ will be magnified and exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Isaiah 58:1 - “Cry aloud, do not hold back; Lift up your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression And to the house of Jacob their sins.
Ezekiel 2:4 - I am sending you to them who are stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’
Ezekiel 2:5 - As for them, whether they listen or refuse [to listen]—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know and be fully aware of the fact that there has been a prophet among them.
Ezekiel 2:6 - And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words; though briars and thorns are all around you and you sit among scorpions, neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 2:7 - But you shall speak My words to them whether they will listen or refuse [to listen], for they are [most] rebellious.
2 Timothy 2:9 - for that [gospel] I am suffering even to [the point of] wearing chains like a criminal; but the word of God is not chained or imprisoned!
2 Samuel 10:2 - Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father did to me.” So David sent [a letter along with] some of his servants to console him in regard to his father’s death; and David’s servants came into the land of the Ammonites.
2 Samuel 10:3 - But the princes of the Ammonites [were suspicious and] said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not sent his servants to you in order to search the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?”
2 Samuel 10:4 - So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half their beards, and cut off their robes in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.
2 Samuel 10:5 - When David was informed, he sent [messengers] to meet them [before they reached Jerusalem], for the men were greatly ashamed and humiliated. And the king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.”
2 Samuel 10:6 - When the Ammonites saw that they had become an object of hatred to David, they sent word and hired the Arameans (Syrians) of Beth-rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob with 12,000 men [to fight for them].
Matthew 10:27 - What I say to you in the dark (privately), tell in the light (publicly); and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops [to many people].
Matthew 10:28 - Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Acts 28:31 - preaching and proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness and boldness, unhindered and unrestrained.
Ephesians 6:19 - And pray for me, that words may be given to me when I open my mouth, to proclaim boldly the mystery of the good news [of salvation],
Philippians 1:7 - It is right for me to feel this way about you, because [you have me in your heart as] I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the good news [regarding salvation], all of you share in [His matchless] grace with me.
Philemon 1:10 - I appeal to you for my [own spiritual] child Onesimus, whom I have fathered [in the faith] while a captive in these chains.
Ephesians 3:1 - For this reason [because I preach that you and believing Jews are joint heirs] I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
Acts 28:20 - For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you, since it is for the sake of the hope of Israel (the Messiah, the resurrection) that I am bound with this chain.”
Colossians 4:4 - that I may make it clear [and speak boldly and unfold the mystery] in the way I should.
2 Corinthians 5:20 - So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.