7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you ⁱin my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace,¹ both in my ^jimprisonment and in the ^kdefense and confirmation of the gospel.

The Advance of the Gospel

12 I want you to know, brothers,¹ that what has happened to me ^rhas really served to advance the gospel, 13 so that it has become known ^sthroughout the whole imperial guard² and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. 14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word³ without fear.