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Paul’s Joy That Christ Is Preached

12 And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters,[a] that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. 13 For everyone here, including the whole palace guard,[b] knows that I am in chains because of Christ. 14 And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers[c] here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message[d] without fear.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:12 Greek brothers.
  2. 1:13 Greek including all the Praetorium.
  3. 1:14a Greek brothers in the Lord.
  4. 1:14b Some manuscripts read speak the message.

Paul’s Present Circumstances

12 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually resulted in the progress of the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard[a] and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ, 14 and most of the brothers and sisters, having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word[b] with greater boldness and without fear.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.13 Gk whole praetorium
  2. 1.14 Other ancient authorities read word of God