⁷ It is right that I should think this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart, you who are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

¹³ so that my imprisonment has become well known in Christ throughout the whole praetorium^[a] and to all the rest,^(A)

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking^[a] in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church, ²⁵ of which I am a minister in accordance with God’s stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God, ²⁶ the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past. But now it has been manifested to his holy ones,^{(A) 27} to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory.^{(B) 28} It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.^{(C) 29} For this I labor and struggle, in accord with the exercise of his power working within me.^(D)

¹⁸ The greeting is in my own hand,^[a] Paul’s. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.^(A)

⁹ I rather urge you out of love, being as I am, Paul, an old man,^[a] and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus.^(A)

⁹ for which I am suffering, even to the point of chains, like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.^(A)