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# Connecting Statement:
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In his closing, Paul asks them to pray for his boldness in telling the gospel while he is in prison and says he is sending Tychicus to comfort them.
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# that a message might be given to me
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "that God might give me the word" or "God might give me the message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# when I open my mouth. Pray that I might make known with boldness
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"when I speak. Pray that I boldly explain"
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# open my mouth
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This is a metonym for speaking. AT: "speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# It is for the gospel that I am an ambassador who is kept in chains
The words "in chains" are a metonym for being in prison. AT: "I am now in prison because I am a representative of the gospel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# so that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak
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The word "pray" is understood from verse 19. AT: "so pray that whenever I teach the gospel, I will speak it as boldly as I should" or "pray that I may speak the gospel as boldly as I should" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pray]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bold]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mystery]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/goodnews]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ambassador]]