Ephesians 6:20

Ephesians 6:20

18 ^apraying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, ^bbeing watchful to this end with all perseverance and ^csupplication for all the saints—

19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, ^athat I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

20 for which ^aI am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

A Gracious Greeting

21 But that you also may know my affairs and how I am doing, ^aTychicus, a beloved brother and ^bfaithful minister in the Lord, will make all things known to you;

22 ^awhom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may ^bcomfort your hearts.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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For—Greek, as in Ephesians 6:19, "On behalf of which."

an ambassador in bonds—a paradox. Ambassadors were held inviolable by the law of nations, and could not, without outrage to every sacred right, be put in chains. Yet Christ's "ambassador is in a chain!" The Greek is singular. The Romans used to bind a prisoner to a soldier by a single chain, in a kind of free custody. So Acts 28:16, Acts 28:20, "I am bound with this chain." The term, "bonds" (plural), on the other hand, is used when the prisoner's hands or feet were bound together (Acts 26:29); compare Acts 12:6, where the plural marks the distinction. The singular is only used of the particular kind of custody described above; an undesigned coincidence [PALEY].

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