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For this cause therefore did I ask you to see and to speak with me. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."
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The Hope of Israel is Jesus
Commentators unanimously identify "the hope of Israel" as the long-awaited Messiah. Paul's central claim, and the reason for his imprisonment, was that this hope is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. This hope encompasses the resurrection from the dead, the forgiveness of sins, and the promise of an eternal, spiritual kingdom.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Because that for the hope of Israel. On account of the hope which the Jews cherished of the coming of the Messiah; of the resurrection; an…
Did I intreat (παρεκαλεσα). Did I invite you.
Because of the hope of Israel (εινεκεν της ελπιδος του Ισραε…
19th Century
Anglican
For the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.—The mention of “chain” in the singular agrees with the fact stated in …
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Baptist
And when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fa…
Three days after arriving at Rome, Paul invited the leaders of the Jewish community to meet with him in his own quarters. He wanted to learn what t…
16th Century
Protestant
For the hope of Israel. We must understand much more by these words than Luke expresses, as we gather from the answer where the Jews speak…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For this cause therefore have I called for you To let them know the true state of his case; that though he was a pri…
It was for the honour of Paul that those who examined his case acquitted him. In his appeal he sought not to accuse his nation, but only to clear h…
