Acts 28:20 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This is exactly why I wanted to meet with you and talk face to face — I'm literally in chains right now because I believe in the hope that Israel has been waiting for.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes standing up for what you believe in comes with a cost, but it's worth it.

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