Philippians 1:7

I do not speak to condemn you, for I have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and to live together.

for which I am an ambassador in chains—so that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

because of your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.

Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel,

so that my chains in Christ have become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else,

and that most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord because of my chains, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.

the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;

the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me affliction in my chains.

The greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

for which I endure hardship even to chains as a criminal. But the word of God has not been chained.

whom I intended to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel,

I consider it right, as long as I am in this earthly dwelling, to stir you up by way of reminder,