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Acts 28:20 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Acts 28:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 28 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 28:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 28:20
For the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain (ἕνεκα τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ)—Paul identifies resurrection hope as Judaism's core expectation. The 'hope of Israel' refers to Messianic promises fulfilled in Jesus' resurrection and believers' future bodily resurrection. His literal chain (σειράν—likely the chain connecting him to his guard) symbolized rejection by those whose own Scriptures promised this very hope. Paul's paradox: imprisoned for believing Israel's own hope. This demonstrates how religious institutions can oppose the very truths they claim to uphold.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 28:20
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“as I ought to speak.”
“Wherein I suffer trouble”
“I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”
“and to all the rest”
“the prisoner in the Lord”
“he cried out in the council”
“Paul”
“arrested him”
“which these also themselves look for”