Ephesians 6:20
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.
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ASV
for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
KJV
For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὑπὲρ | huper | for | G5228 → |
| οὗ | hou | which | G3739 → |
| πρεσβεύω | presbeuō | I am an ambassador | G4243 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| ἁλύσει, | halusei | a chain, | G254 → |
| ἵνα | ina | that | G2443 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| αὐτῷ | autō | it | G846 → |
| παρρησιάσωμαι | parrēsiasōmai | I may be bold | G3955 → |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 → |
| δεῖ | dei | it behooves | G1163 → |
| με | me | me | G3165 → |
| λαλῆσαι.¶ | lalēsai | to speak. | G2980 → |
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