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# General Information:
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Paul says that two things have happened because of "the progress of the gospel": many people inside and outside the palace have found out why he is in prison, and other Christians are no longer afraid to proclaim the good news.
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# Now I want
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Here the word "Now" is used to mark a new part of the letter.
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# brothers
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Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women, because all believers in Christ are members of one spiritual family, with God as their heavenly Father.
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# that what has happened to me
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Paul is talking about his time in prison. AT: "that the things I suffered because I was put into prison for preaching about Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# has really served to advance the gospel
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"has caused more people to hear the gospel"
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# my chains in Christ came to light
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"Chains in Christ" is a metonym for being in prison for the sake of Christ. "Came to light" is a metaphor for "became known." AT: "It became known that I am in prison for the sake of Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# my chains in Christ came to light ... guard ... everyone else
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the palace guards and many other people in Rome know that I am in chains for the sake of Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# my chains in Christ
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Here Paul uses the preposition "in" to mean "for the sake of." AT: "my chains for the sake of Christ" or "my chains because I teach people about Christ"
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# my chains
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Here the word "chains" is a metonym for imprisonment. AT: "my imprisonment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# palace guard
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This is a group of soldiers that helped protect the Roman emperor. |