1:10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

1:11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

1:12But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;

1:13So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;

1:14And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

1:15Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

1:16The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

1:17But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

1:18What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

1:19For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

1:20According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

1:21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

1:22But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.