Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done.

"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."

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles --

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,

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

just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;

for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, [even] to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.

"Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

"Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great [is] your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

" Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;

"but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."

"But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."

"Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.

For we know that if our earthly house, [this] tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

When Christ [who is] our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.

to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.