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Philippians 1:13

Contemporary English Version 1995

The Roman guards and all the others know I am here in jail because I serve Christ.

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And because of this message, I am locked up in jail and treated like a criminal. But God's good news isn't locked in jail,

Christ Jesus made me his prisoner, so I could help you Gentiles.

You have a special place in my heart. So it is only natural for me to feel the way I do. All of you have helped in the work God has given me, as I defend the good news and tell about it here in jail.

I was sent to do this work, and this is the reason I am in jail. So pray that I will be brave and will speak as I should.

Paul answered, “Whether it takes a short time or a long time, I wish you and everyone else who hears me today would become just like me! Except, of course, for these chains.”

All of God's people send their greetings, especially those in the service of the Emperor.

For two years Paul stayed in a rented house and welcomed everyone who came to see him.

I am bound by these chains because of what we people of Israel hope for. This is why I have called you here to talk about this hope of ours.

Three days after we got there, Paul called together some of the Jewish leaders and said: My friends, I have never done anything to hurt our people, and I have never gone against the customs of our ancestors. But in Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.

But before they left, they said, “This man isn't guilty of anything. He doesn't deserve to die or to be put in jail.”

As a prisoner of the Lord, I beg you to live in a way that is worthy of the people God has chosen to be his own.

You saw me suffer, and you still hear about my troubles. Now you must suffer in the same way.




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