Philippians 1:7
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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.
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Philippians 1:13
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13 so that my imprisonment has become well known in Christ throughout the whole praetorium[a] and to all the rest,(A)
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- 1:13 Praetorium: either the praetorian guard in the city where Paul was imprisoned or the governor’s official residence in a Roman province (cf. Mk 15:16; Acts 23:35). See Introduction on possible sites.
Colossians 1:24-29
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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)
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- 1:24 What is lacking: although variously interpreted, this phrase does not imply that Christ’s atoning death on the cross was defective. It may refer to the apocalyptic concept of a quota of “messianic woes” to be endured before the end comes; cf. Mk 13:8, 19–20, 24 and the note on Mt 23:29–32. Others suggest that Paul’s mystical unity with Christ allowed him to call his own sufferings the afflictions of Christ.
Colossians 4:18
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18 The greeting is in my own hand,[a] Paul’s. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.(A)
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- 4:18 My own hand: a postscript in Paul’s own hand was his custom; cf. Gal 6:11–18 and 2 Thes 3:17–18.
Philemon 9
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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)
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2 Timothy 2:9
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9 for which I am suffering, even to the point of chains, like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.(A)
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