Ephesians 6:20 (DRB)

Passage

For which I am an ambassador in a chain: so that therein I may be bold to speak according as I ought.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 6:18 By all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the spirit: and in the same watching with all instance and supplication for all the saints:

Ephesians 6:19 And for me, that speech may be given me, that I may open my mouth with confidence, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

Ephesians 6:20 For which I am an ambassador in a chain: so that therein I may be bold to speak according as I ought.

Ephesians 6:21 But that you also may know the things that concern me and what I am doing, Tychicus, my dearest brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you all things:

Ephesians 6:22 Whom I have sent to you for this same purpose: that you may know the things concerning us, and that he may comfort your hearts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ambassador", "chain", "therein", "bold", "speak", and "ought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ambassador" and "chain", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And for me that speech may be..." into verse 21's "But that you also may know the...", so "ambassador" and "chain" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ambassador" and "chain" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.