Note 24 at Eph. 6:20: Notice that Paul requests prayer for utterance, that is, that he may be given words empowered by the Holy Spirit that will clearly make known the mystery of the gospel. In effect, his prayer is for more boldness in proclaiming the gospel, and yet it is his boldness with the gospel that had "landed" him in jail (ambassador in bonds-v. 20). Prison hadn't diminished Paul's zeal; he was asking for prayer so that he could be bolder than ever. Paul's heart's desire and prayer to God was that men might be saved (Rom. 10:1).

Note 25 at Eph. 6:20: Once again Paul's attitude toward his problems comes shining through. He did not see himself as a prisoner of the Roman government but as an ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ. It doesn't matter how others see us. It's how we see ourselves and our situation that determines our attitude (see note 1 at Eph. 3:1, p. 1108).