MKJV
KJV
20. 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.
ASV
20. For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
ESV
20. 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."
ERVEN
20. That is why I wanted to see you and talk with you. I am bound with this chain because I believe in the hope of Israel. "
NLT
20. 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."
WEB
20. For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."
NET
20. So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel."
NLV
20. The reason I have asked you to come is to tell you this. It is because of the hope of the Jewish nation that I am tied in these chains."
HCSB
20. So, for this reason I've asked to see you and speak to you. In fact, it is for the hope of Israel that I'm wearing this chain."
YLT
20. for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with [you], for because of the hope of Israel with this chain I am bound.`
LITV
20. On account of this, then, I called for you, to see and to speak to you. For I have this chain around me for the sake of the hope of Israel.
RV
20. For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with {cf15i me}: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
NCV
20. That is why I wanted to see you and talk with you. I am bound with this chain because I believe in the hope of Israel."
AKJV
20. 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.
LXXEN
KJV
20. 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.
AMP
20. This is the reason therefore why I have begged to see you and to talk with you, since it is because of the Hope of Israel (the Messiah) that I am bound with this chain.
KJVP
20. For G1223 PREP this G3588 T-ASF cause G156 N-ASF therefore G3767 CONJ have I called G3870 V-AAI-1S for you G5209 P-2AP , to see G1492 V-2AAN [ you , ] and G2532 CONJ to speak with G4354 V-AAN [ you ] : because G1752 ADV that for G1063 CONJ the G3588 T-GSF hope G1680 N-GSF of Israel G2474 N-PRI I am bound G4029 V-PNI-1S with this G3588 T-ASF chain G254 N-ASF .
YLT
20. for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with [you], for because of the hope of Israel with this chain I am bound.`
ASV
20. For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
WEB
20. For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."
NASB
20. This is the reason, then, I have requested to see you and to speak with you, for it is on account of the hope of Israel that I wear these chains."
ESV
20. 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."
RV
20. For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with {cf15i me}: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
RSV
20. 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 bound with this chain."
NKJV
20. "For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see [you] and speak with [you,] because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."
MKJV
20. For this cause, then, I called for you, to see and to speak with you. For I have this chain around me for the hope of Israel.
AKJV
20. 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.
NRSV
20. For this reason therefore I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is for the sake of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."
NIV
20. 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."
NIRV
20. I share Israel's hope. That is why I am held with this chain. So I have asked to see you and talk with you."
NLT
20. 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."
MSG
20. I did it for Israel. I asked you to come and listen to me today to make it clear that I'm on Israel's side, not against her. I'm a hostage here for hope, not doom."
GNB
20. That is why I asked to see you and talk with you. As a matter of fact, I am bound in chains like this for the sake of him for whom the people of Israel hope."
NET
20. So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel."
ERVEN
20. That is why I wanted to see you and talk with you. I am bound with this chain because I believe in the hope of Israel. "