³³ The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound^(A) with two^(B) chains.^(C) Then he asked who he was and what he had done.

⁶ And now it is because of my hope^(A) in what God has promised our ancestors^(B) that I am on trial today. ⁷ This is the promise our twelve tribes^(C) are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night.^(D) King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.^(E)

²⁹ Paul replied, “Short time or long—I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains.”^(A)

²⁰ for which I am an ambassador^(A) in chains.^(B) Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

¹⁶ May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus,^(A) because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed^(B) of my chains.^(C)