For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ.

以致我受的捆锁在御营全军和其余的人中，已经显明是为基督的缘故。

以致御营全军和其余的人都知道我是为基督的缘故受捆锁的；

以致御营全军和其余的人都知道我是为基督的缘故受捆锁的；

连所有的皇家卫兵和其他众人都知道我是为了基督的缘故而受囚禁。

以致整个宫里的卫队和其余一切的人，都知道我是为了基督才受捆锁的；

以致整个王宫卫队和所有其余的人，都清楚我是为基督的缘故被捆锁的；

以致我受的捆鎖在御營全軍和其餘的人中，已經顯明是為基督的緣故。

以致御營全軍和其餘的人都知道我是為基督的緣故受捆鎖的；

以致御營全軍和其餘的人都知道我是為基督的緣故受捆鎖的；

連所有的皇家衛兵和其他眾人都知道我是為了基督的緣故而受囚禁。

以致整個宮裡的衛隊和其餘一切的人，都知道我是為了基督才受捆鎖的；

以致我的受捆鎖、在御營全軍和其餘眾人中間，都顯明了是為基督的緣故而受的，

以致整個王宮衛隊和所有其餘的人，都清楚我是為基督的緣故被捆鎖的；

致我緣基督而受之縲絏、徧揚於御營、以及各方、

我緣基督、陷於縲絏、遍聞營壘、隨在播揚、

蓋我為基督受縲絏、徧聞於御營、以及他處、

蓋予為基督而受縲絏、已為御營內外公認之事。

As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.

One thing has become clear. I am being held by chains because I am a witness for Christ. All the palace guards and everyone else know it.

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is because I am in Christ.

so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the praetorian guard and to everyone else,

so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ;

so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole prætorian guard, and to all the rest;

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is in the cause of Christ.

So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other[ places];

The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,

so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ,

And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.

When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles...

So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News.

I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.

For the next two years, Paul lived in Rome at his own expense. He welcomed all who visited him,

Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains.Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should.Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.Tychicus will give you a full report about how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper who serves with me in the Lord’s work.I have sent him to you for this very purpose— to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you.I am also sending Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, one of your own people. He and Tychicus will tell you everything that’s happening here.Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you his greetings, and so does Mark, Barnabas’s cousin. As you were instructed before, make Mark welcome if he comes your way.Jesus( the one we call Justus) also sends his greetings. These are the only Jewish believers among my co workers; they are working with me here for the Kingdom of God. And what a comfort they have been!Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God.I can assure you that he prays hard for you and also for the believers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.Luke, the beloved doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas.Please give my greetings to our brothers and sisters at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house.After you have read this letter, pass it on to the church at Laodicea so they can read it, too. And you should read the letter I wrote to them.And say to Archippus,“ Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you.”Here is my greeting in my own handwriting— Paul. Remember my chains. May God’s grace be with you.

I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel— the Messiah— has already come.”

As they went out, they talked it over and agreed,“ This man hasn’t done anything to deserve death or imprisonment.”

And all the rest of God’s people send you greetings, too, especially those in Caesar’s household.

Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.Instead, be very glad— for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you.If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs.But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name!

Paul replied,“ Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am, except for these chains.”

Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.

Three days after Paul’s arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them,“ Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors.

He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said,“ The Holy Spirit declares,‘ So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles.’”When we heard this, we and the local believers all begged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.But he said,“ Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”

except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead.But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus— the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it,for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.