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ULTTherefore for this reason I summoned you, to see and to speak with you. For on account of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”
USTSo I asked you to come here so that I could tell you why I am a prisoner. It is because I believe in what we Jews confidently expect that God will do for us.”
BSBSo 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.”
BLBTherefore for this cause I have called to see you and to speak to you. For because of the hope of Israel, I have around me this chain."
AICNTFor this reason, I have asked to see you and speak with you, for it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.”
OEBThis, then, is my reason for urging you to come to see me and talk with me; because it is for the sake of the hope of Israel that I am here in chains.’
WEBBEFor 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.”
NETSo for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel.”
LSVfor this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with [you], for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”
FBVThat's why I asked to see you, and talk to you, because it is on account of the hope of Israel that I am chained up like this.”
TCNTThat is why I have asked to see you and speak with you, for it is on account of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
T4TSo I have requested you to come here so that I can tell you why I am a prisoner. It is because I believe in [MTY] our Messiah, the one God long ago promised to send to us (inc) Jews.”
LEBTherefore for this reason I have requested to see you and to speak with you,[fn] for because of the hope of Israel I am wearing this chain!”
28:20*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
BBEBut for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains.
WymthFor these reasons, then, I have invited you here, that I might see you and speak to you; for it is for the sake of Him who is the hope of Israel that this chain hangs upon me."
ASVFor 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.
DRAFor this cause therefore I desired to see you, and to speak to you. Because that for the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain.
YLTfor this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with [you], for because of the hope of Israel with this chain I am bound.'
DrbyFor 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.
RVFor 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.
WbstrFor 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.
KJB-1769For 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.
KJB-1611For this cause therefore haue I called for you, to see you, and to speake with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chaine. (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 chaine.)
BshpsFor this cause then haue I called for you, euen to see you and to speake with you: because that for the hope of Israel, I am bounde with this chayne. (For this cause then have I called for you, even to see you and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chayne.)
GnvaFor 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. (For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: for that hope of Israels sake, I am bound with this chaine. )
CvdlFor this cause haue I called you, eue to se you, & to speake wt you: because yt for ye hope of Israel, I am bounde wt this cheyne. (For this cause have I called you, eue to see you, and to speak with you: because it for ye/you_all hope of Israel, I am bound with this cheyne.)
TNTFor this cause have I called for you even to se you and to speake with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bounde with this chayne. (For this cause have I called for you even to see you and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chayne. )
WyclTherfor for this cause Y preiede to se you, and speke to you; for for the hope of Israel Y am gird aboute with this chayne. (Therefore for this cause I prayed to see you, and speak to you; for for the hope of Israel I am gird about with this chayne.)
LuthUm der Ursache willen habe ich euch gebeten, daß ich euch sehen und ansprechen möchte; denn um der Hoffnung willen Israels bin ich mit dieser Kette umgeben. (Um the/of_the Ursache willen have I you requested, that I you see and ansprechen möchte; because around/by/for the/of_the Hoffnung willen Israels am I with dieser Kette umgeben.)
ClVgPropter hanc igitur causam rogavi vos videre, et alloqui. Propter spem enim Israël catena hac circumdatus sum. (Because hanc igitur causam rogavi you videre, and alloqui. Because spem because Israel catena hac circumdatus sum. )
28:17-20 Conscious that the Good News was to be presented to the Jews first (13:46; Rom 1:16) and concerned that the false charges against him might already have reached Rome, Paul summoned the local Jewish leaders and gave an account of his life and work. He insisted that he was guilty of no criminal offense, but strong Jewish opposition had made it necessary for him to appeal to the emperor. Paul had nothing against his own people; rather, he wanted to explain his great conviction that the Messiah they had been expecting had already come in the person of Jesus of Nazareth.
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of hope, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what Israel is hoping for]
Paul is referring by association to something that the people of Israel had hope for. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. This could mean: (1) the hope that God would send the Messiah. Alternate translation: [because I believe God has sent the Messiah] (2) the hope that God would make people who had died alive again. Alternate translation: [because I believe that God will make people who have died alive again]
Paul is referring to all of the people of Israel as if they were a single person, their ancestor, Israel. Alternate translation: [of the people of Israel]
¬the ¬the chain this ˱I˲_/am_being/_encompassed_‹in›
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [this chain is binding me]
¬the ¬the chain this ˱I˲_/am_being/_encompassed_‹in›
Paul is using one aspect of imprisonment, the chain with which he is bound, to mean the entire state of being imprisoned. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the Romans are keeping me as a prisoner]
As the book of Acts attests, Paul was no stranger to imprisonment, and he catalogued his incarcerations among his many credentials of suffering that affirmed his legitimacy as an apostle to the Corinthians (2 Corinthians 6:4-5). The first mention of Paul being imprisoned is when he and Silas were arrested in Philippi after exorcising a spirit of divination from a slave girl (Acts 16). Paul’s actions angered the girl’s owners, since the men were no longer able to make money off of the girl’s fortune telling abilities. Later in his letter to the Corinthians, Paul notes that he had already suffered multiple imprisonments (2 Corinthians 11:23), making it clear that not all of Paul’s imprisonments and other sufferings were recorded in Scripture. The next imprisonment explicitly mentioned in Scripture is when Paul was arrested in the Temple in Jerusalem at the end of his third missionary journey (Acts 21:27-34). Soon after this Paul was sent to Caesarea on the Mediterranean coast, where he remained in prison for two years (Acts 23-26; see “Paul Is Transferred to Caesarea” map). This may be where Paul penned the letters commonly known as the Prison Epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon). At the end of this time Paul appealed his case to Caesar and was sent to Rome, where he spent another two years under house arrest awaiting his trial before Caesar (Acts 28:16-31). If Paul did not write his Prison Epistles while he was at Caesarea, then it is likely that he wrote them from Rome during this time. The next time we hear of Paul being imprisoned is likely several years later in his second letter to Timothy (2 Timothy 1:8-17; 2:9; 4:9-21). Though it is not certain, the tone of Paul’s writing during this time of imprisonment, which seems markedly more somber than the optimistic outlook he seems to have about his incarceration during the writing of the Prison Epistles (e.g., Philippians 1:21-26; Philemon 1:22), suggests that this incarceration was not the same as his house arrest. If so, then it is possible that between his first and second incarcerations in Rome Paul fulfilled his intention to travel to Spain to continue spreading the gospel (Romans 15:22-28). Just prior to his second incarceration in Rome, Paul had informed Titus that he planned to spend the winter in Nicopolis northwest of Achaia and asked him to meet him there (Titus 3:12). Perhaps it was around this time or soon after that he was arrested once again and brought to Rome. Paul’s ultimate fate is not noted in Scripture, but tradition (Clement, Dionysius, Eusebius, and Tertullian) attests that this final imprisonment of Paul took place at what is now called Mamertine Prison. During Paul’s time this was the only prison in Rome and was called simply “the Prison,” and it was not typically used for long term incarceration but rather for holding those awaiting imminent execution. There, during the reign of Nero, Paul met his earthly death by the sword and was received into eternal life by his loving Savior, whom he had served so long.
