Section 2
in him: "with all boldness," "as always," "even now," "in my body," "whether through life or through death." Paul does not simply say "with boldness," but says "with all boldness." Then he specifically points out that Christ would be magnified in his body. He said this because his body was in chains. At least during the night, if not all the time, Paul was chained to a guard. Nevertheless, even though his body was in chains, Christ would be mag nified in his body. Moreover, Christ would be magnified whether through life or through death. This indicates that no matter what the circum stances were, Paul expected Christ to be magni fied in him.
Now we must consider what it means to mag nify Christ. The word magnify means to make something large to our sight. Perhaps you are wondering how Christ can be magnified since He is already universally great. According to Ephe sians 3, the dimensions of Christ—the breadth, length, height, and depth—are immeasurable. They are the dimensions of the universe. Al though Christ is vast, extensive, and immeasur able, in the eyes of the praetorium, the imperial guard of Caesar, Christ was virtually nonexistent. In their eyes, there was not such a person as Jesus Christ. However, Paul magnified Christ; he made