9. And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight
10. so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,
11. filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
12. I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:
13. The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,