Therefore you should not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner. But be partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God,

For I will show him what great things he must suffer for My name's sake.

Even

proclaiming the kingdom of God, and teaching those things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom, and without hindrance.

And pray for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

But I desire that you should understand, brothers, that the things which happened to me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel;

Finally, my brothers, pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may have free course and be glorified, even as it also is with you.

But

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

even as it is righteous for me to think this of you all, because you have me in your heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partakers of my grace.

praying together about us also, that God may open to us a door of the Word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I also have been bound,

General references

And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up. I cannot go into the house of Jehovah.

And the Word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,