For which I am an ambassador in chains (υπερ ου πρεσβευω εν αλυσε). "For which mystery" of the gospel (verse 19). Πρεσβευω is an o…

For which I am an ambassador in bonds. This phrase means he was in chains or in confinement. There is something particularly moving in thi…

In bonds. This means, as correctly noted in the margin, in a chain. The word is the same one that is used in Acts 28:20, …

And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an am…

Because of his faithfulness in preaching the Good News, Paul has been placed under house arrest. He is an ambassador on behalf of Christ, and yet p…

As I ought to speak; meaning that to proclaim the truth of the gospel as it ought to be proclaimed is a high and rare attainment. Every wo…

For which I am an ambassador in bonds
The character the apostle bore was that of an ambassador; and he was an ambass…

The gospel was a mystery until it was made known by divine revelation, and it is the work of Christ's ministers to declare it. The best and most em…