12 I want you to know, beloved, 1 that what has happened to me has actually helped to spread the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard 2 and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ; 14 and most of the brothers and sisters, 3 having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word 4 with greater boldness and without fear.
15 Some proclaim Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill. 16 These proclaim Christ out of love, knowing that I have been put here for the defense of the gospel; 17 the others proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but intending to increase my suffering in my imprisonment.