12 Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that the things that have happened to me have actually advanced the gospel.
13 The whole Praetorian Guard and everyone else knows that I’m in prison for Christ.
14 Most of the brothers and sisters have had more confidence through the Lord to speak the word boldly and bravely because of my jail time.
15 Some certainly preach Christ with jealous and competitive motives, but others preach with good motives.
16 They are motivated by love, because they know that I’m put here to give a defense of the gospel;
17 the others preach Christ because of their selfish ambition. They are insincere, hoping to cause me more pain while I’m in prison.
18 What do I think about this? Just this: since Christ is proclaimed in every possible way, whether from dishonest or true motives, I’m glad and I’ll continue to be glad.