Acts 28:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”
Acts 28:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 28:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 28:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.””
Acts 28:20 — World English Bible
Acts 28:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”
Acts 28:20 — American Standard Version
Acts 28:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with <FI>you<Fi> , for because of the hope of Israel with this chain I am bound.'”
Acts 28:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 28:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For this cause therefore I have called you to [me] to see and to speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain about me.”
Acts 28:20 — Darby Translation
Acts 28:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For this cause therefore haue I called for you, to see you, and to speake with you: for that hope of Israels sake, I am bound with this chaine.”
Acts 28:20 — Geneva Bible
Acts 28:20 in Context — Acts 28
18 Os quais, tendo me investigado, queriam [me] soltar, por não haver em mim nenhum crime de morte.
19 Mas os judeus, dizendo em contrário, eu fui forçado a apelar a César; [mas] não como que eu tenha que acusar a minha nação.
20 Então por esta causa eu vos chamei até mim, para [vos] ver e falar; porque pela esperança de Israel eu estou agora preso nesta corrente.
21 Mas eles lhe disseram: Nós nem recebemos cartas da Judeia relacionadas a ti, nem algum dos irmãos, tendo vindo aqui, tem nos informado ou falado de ti algum mal.
22 Mas nós queríamos ouvir de ti o que tu pensas; porque, quanto a esta seita, conhecemos que em todo lugar [há quem] fale contra ela.
What Does Acts 28:20 Mean?
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