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 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
20For this reason, therefore, I requested to see you and to speak with you, since 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.”
American Standard Version (ASV)
20For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
20For this cause therefore haue I called for you, to see you, and to speake with you: for that hope of Israels sake, I am bound with this chaine.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
20For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel 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.”
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
20That is why I want to talk with you now. I want to tell you why I am a prisoner here. It is because I believe in the one that God promised to send to us who are Jews.’
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
20for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with [you], for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”