Acts 28:20

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ESV	For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.“
NIV	For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.“
NLT	I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel– the Messiah– has already come.“
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 28:19 ← Acts 28:20 → Acts 28:21}

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