Lexicon :: Strong's G1199 - desmos

Immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was loosened, and he began to speak clearly.

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was guarded, bound by chains and shackles, he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

“Satan has bound this woman, a daughter of Abraham, for eighteen years ​— ​shouldn’t she be untied from this bondage[fn] on the Sabbath day? ”

Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the jail were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains came loose.

“except that in every town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.

The next day, since he wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him[fn] and instructed the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to convene. He brought Paul down and placed him before them.

I found out that the accusations were concerning questions of their law, and that there was no charge that merited death or imprisonment.

“I wish before God,” replied Paul, “that whether easily or with difficulty,[fn] not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am ​— ​except for these chains.”

and when they had left they talked with each other and said, “This man is not doing anything to deserve death or imprisonment.”

Indeed, it is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart,[fn] and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is because I am in Christ.

These preach out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;

I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.[fn]

for which I suffer to the point of being bound like a criminal. But the word of God is not bound.

appeal to you for my son, Onesimus.[fn] I became his father while I was in chains.

I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place.

For you sympathized with the prisoners[fn] and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, because you know that you yourselves have a better and enduring possession.[fn]

Others experienced mockings and scourgings, as well as bonds and imprisonment.

and the angels who did not keep their own position but abandoned their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains in deep darkness for the judgment on the great day.