⁷ Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

³ I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

⁵ For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

⁹ Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

¹⁸ The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

¹⁴ Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.

¹⁶ The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

¹⁷ But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

²⁰ For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

3 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

²³ Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.