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so that you may ^[g](z)approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless ^[h]until ^(aa)the day of Christ;

having been filled with the ^(ab)fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances ^(ac)have turned out for the greater progress of the ^(ad)gospel,

so that my ^[i](ae)imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole ^[j]praetorian guard and to ^(af)everyone else,

and that most of the ^[k]brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my ^[l](ag)imprisonment, have ^(ah)far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.

^(ai)Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even ^[m]from envy and strife, but some also ^[n]from good will;

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

the former proclaim Christ ^(ak)out of selfish ambition ^[o]rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my ^[p](al)imprisonment.

What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,

for I know that this will turn out for my ^[q]deliverance ^(am)through your ^[r]prayers and the provision of ^(an)the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

according to my ^(ao)earnest expectation and ^(ap)hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with ^(aq)all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be ^(ar)exalted in my body, ^(as)whether by life or by death.