Philippians 1:13-14 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:12-14

Christianity promoted by being persecuted. It might naturally have been thought that the arrest of the missionary journeys of St. Paul, and the shock of his imprisonment, would have seriously checked the spread of the gospel. The apostle is anxious that his readers should understand that these apparently untoward events have had the very opposite effect, and this in two ways. I. THE WORK OF ST . PAUL WAS RENDERED MORE EFFECTIVE BY THE VERY PERSECUTIONS HE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:12-18

The apostle's own circumstances. His holy unselfishness. He measures his condition, not by its present hardships or comforts, but by the facilities which it gives for spreading the knowledge of Christ. I. HIS IMPRISONMENT HAS TURNED TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL . It was not to have been expected; the area of his preaching was contracted; he himself was suffering and confined. But God makes "all things work together for good to them that love him;" even things... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:12-18

A grand principle and a splendid example. "But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; so that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; and many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: the one preach Christ of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:12-20

The gospel promoted by persecution. Paul, having stated the substance of his intercession for the Philippian saints, proceeds to show how his apparently unfortunate imprisonment was being providentially overruled for what they had so much at heart, the furtherance of the gospel. It is most instructive to notice how his great heart transmutes adversity into gold, and sees encouragement where others would glean only despair. I. AS A NOTABLE PRISONER , PAUL WAS DRAWING THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:12-30

Thoughts suggested by his captivity. I. PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL IN ROME . 1 . Generally. "Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel." It might have been expected that his imprisonment, which is principally referred to, would have fallen out to the hindrance of the gospel. But Paul would have his Philippian brethren know, for their comfort and confirmation, that, though to some extent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:13

So that my bonds in Christ are manifest ; rather, as R.V., so that my bonds became manifest in Christ. At first he seemed like ether prisoners; afterwards it became known that he suffered bonds, not for any crime, but in Christ, i.e. in fellowship with Christ and in consequence of the relation in which he stood to Christ. In all the palace; rather , as R.V., throughout the whole Praetorian Guard ; literally, in the whole praetorium , The word elsewhere means a governor's house:... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:14

And many of the brethren in the Lord ; rather, and that most. Most of the brethren took courage; there were exceptions . Waxing confident by my bonds . The words, "in the Lord," are perhaps better taken with being "confident." Their confidence rests upon St. Paul's bonds, but it is in the Lord. St. Paul's example gives them courage, because they know that he is suffering for the love of Christ, and is supported in his sufferings by the grace of Christ. Are much more bold to speak the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 1:13

So that my bonds in Christ - Margin, “for.” The meaning is, his bonds in the cause of Christ. He was imprisoned because he preached Christ (see the notes, Ephesians 6:20), and was really suffering because of his attachment to the Redeemer. It was not for crime, but for being a Christian for had he not been a Christian, he would have escaped all this. The manner of Paul’s imprisonment was, that he was permitted to occupy a house by himself, though chained to a soldier who was his guard; Acts... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 1:14

And many of the brethren - Many Christians. It is evident from this, that there were already “many” in Rome who professed Christianity.In the Lord - In the Lord Jesus; that is, united to him and to each other by a professed attachment to him. This is a common phrase to, designate Christians.Waxing confident by my bonds - Becoming increasingly bold and zealous in consequence of my being confined. This might have been either:(1)That from the very fact that so distinguished a champion of the truth... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philippians 1:12-14

Philippians 1:12-14. But I would ye should understand, &c. As if he had said, Be not discouraged at my sufferings, but observe and consider this for your encouragement; that the things which happened unto me Greek, τα κατ ’ εμε , the things relating unto me: the apostle means his being sent a prisoner to Rome, and his being kept in bonds there, together with all the sufferings which had befallen him during his confinement; have fallen out rather unto the furtherance Than, as you... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:12-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:12-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:12-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:12-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:12-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 1:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 1:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philippians 1:12-14

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