Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.

Even

Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ without fear, and no orders were given that he was not to do so.

And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,

Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences;

For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;

But

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains;

General references

And Jeremiah gave orders to Baruch, saying, I am shut up, and am not able to go into the house of the Lord:

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,