Philippians 1:12
But I desire that ye should know, brethren, that the things which befell me have resulted rather in the furtherance of the gospel;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
13so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in all the Praetorium, and to all the rest;
Cross References
Acts 11:19Now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose on account of Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews.
Acts 22:1BRETHREN, and fathers, hear my defense, which I now make to you.
Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
2 Timothy 2:9in which I endure hardship, even unto bonds, as an evil-doer; but the word of God is not bound.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:10-12
The Apostle's Affection and Hope. ( a. d. 62.) 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. These verses contain the prayers he put up for them. Paul often let his friends know what it was he begged of God for them, that they might know… Read the whole commentary →