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Ver. 9. The truths respecting Christ, which Timothy in the preceding verse was exhorted to bear in mind, were spoken of in connection with St. Paul’s gospel—the gospel which had been committed to him (1Ti_1:11); he now adds, in which (that is, the gospel, as his appointed sphere of action) I suffer hardship up to bonds as a malefactor. Corresponding phrases are, Php_2:8, ìÝ÷ñé èáíÜôïõ , up to death; Heb_12:4, ìÝ÷ñéò áἵìáôïò , up to blood; so in the Vulg., usque ad vincida. But (though as to my personal condition I am in chains) the word of God is not bound: this still ran, and was glorified. It did so partly, indeed, through the apostle himself testifying of it, even in his bonds, before rulers and kings, so that his gospel as well as his bonds came to be known in Caesar’s household (Php_1:13, Php_4:22), and in his letters sounding it forth far and wide; but partly also through the instrumentality of others who gave themselves to the same blessed work, and some of whom, he intimates, waxed bold through his bonds to speak more abundantly the word of God (Php_1:14). Thus, when an arrest is laid on one, freedom and boldness are given to others to spread abroad the good seed of the kingdom.