Philippians 1:12
And I intend you to know, brothers, that the things concerning me, rather have come to an advancement of the good news,
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13so that my bonds have become evident in Christ in the whole Praetorium, and to all the other places,
Cross References
Exodus 18:11now I have known that YHWH [is] greater than all the gods, for in the thing they have acted proudly—[He is] above them!”
Psalms 76:10For the fierceness of man praises You, || You gird on the remnant of fierceness.
Acts 11:19Those, indeed, therefore, having been scattered abroad, from the tribulation that came after Stephen, went through to Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only;
Acts 22:1“Men, brothers, and fathers, hear my defense now to you.”
Romans 8:28And we have known that to those loving God all things work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;
2 Timothy 2:9in which I suffer evil—to bonds, as an evildoer, but the word of God has not been 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 →