New International Version (NIV)
20For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
Acts 28:20
Acts 28:20 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
20For this reason, therefore, I 28:20 Or invited you to see me and speak with merequested to see you and to speak with you, since I am wearing this chain for the sake of the hope of Israel.”
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
20For this reason, therefore, I requested to see you and to speak with you, for I am wearing this chain for the sake of the hope of Israel.”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
20For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you, since it is for the sake of the hope of Israel (the Messiah, the resurrection) that I am bound with this chain.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
20So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
20I share Israel’s hope. That is why I am held with this chain. So I have asked to see you and talk with you.”