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forὑπὲρwhichοὗI am an ambassadorπρεσβεύωinἐνchains,ἁλύσειso thatἵναinἐνitαὐτῷI may speak boldlyπαρρησιάσωμαιasὡςI mustδεῖ μεspeak.λαλῆσαι
Ephesians 6:20
Study it in the app“for which I am an ambassador in chains, so that in it I may speak boldly as I must speak.”
Paul, in chains, asks for prayer to speak with boldnessCourage
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 6:20, word by word
- I am an ambassadorπρεσβεύωpresbeuō
be an ambassador
Be an ambassador: speak for another with his authority.
Where else “presbeuō” appears- chainsἁλύσειhalysei
chain
Chain.
Where else “halysei” appears- I may speak boldlyπαρρησιάσωμαιparrēsiasōmai
speak boldly
Speak boldly, freely and without fear.
Where else “parrēsiasōmai” appears- I mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- speakλαλῆσαιlalēsai
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalēsai” appears
The context
19and for me, that a word may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the good news,
20 · This verse (above)
21But so that you also may know my affairs, what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you everything;
To study Ephesians 6 in a group
1. What it says
What instructions does Paul give to children and to parents (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
Paul describes God's armor piece by piece (v. 13-17). Why do you think he uses this image, and what does each piece stand for?
3. How I live it
Paul asks for prayer at all times and for all the saints (v. 18). Whom will you pray for today, and at what moment of the day?