• Colossians 1

  • Video Introduction to the Book of Colossians

  • Paul’s Letter to the Colossians

  • Colossians 2

  • The Arch of Titus in Rome

  • Colossians 3

  • Christians in Colossae Sing Praises to Jehovah

  • Common Duties of a Slave

  • Colossians 4

  • A Physician and Some of His Equipment

  • Paul’s Prison Bonds While He Was Under House Arrest

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Paul’s Prison Bonds While He Was Under House Arrest

Paul’s Prison Bonds While He Was Under House Arrest

During his first imprisonment in Rome, the apostle Paul was permitted to live under guard in a rented house. (Ac 28:16, 30) Roman guards typically restrained prisoners with chains. The prisoner’s right wrist was usually chained to the guard’s left wrist. This kept the guard’s right hand free. Paul referred to his chains, bonds, and imprisonment in most of the inspired letters that he wrote during his house arrest in Rome.​—Eph 3:1; 4:1; 6:20; Php 1:7, 13, 14, 17; Col 4:3, 18; Phm 1, 9, 10, 13.

Related Scripture(s)

Ac 28:16; Eph 6:20; Php 1:13; Col 4:18
Colossians 1
Colossians 2
Colossians 3
Colossians 4