King James Version

Ephesians 6:20

For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

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ὑπὲρhuperForὑπέρpreposition — “For”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.Forοὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichπρεσβεύωpresbeuōI am an ambassadorπρεσβεύωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I am an ambassador”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4243I am aged, act as an ambassador.I am an ambassadorἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἁλύσειhaluseibondsἅλυσις (halusis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “bonds”, the to- or for-formG254a (light) chain, bond.bondsἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἐνenthereinἐνpreposition — “therein”G1722in, on, among.thereinαὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.παρρησιάσωμαιparrēsiasōmaiI may speak boldlyπαρρησιάζομαι (parrēsiazomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I may speak boldly”, a single actionG3955I speak freely, boldly; I am confident.This verse uses “boldly”.I may speak boldlyὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).oughtμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).λαλῆσαιlalēsaito speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.to speak

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely — as it behoveth me to speak.

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American Standard Version (1901)

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Young’s Literal Translation

for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely — as it behoveth me to speak.

World English Bible

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Darby Translation

for which I am an ambassador [bound] with a chain, that I may be bold in it as I ought to speak.

Douay-Rheims

For which I am an ambassador in a chain, so that therein I may be bold to speak according as I ought.

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