Philippians 1:19

2. Paul’s feeling as to the final issue, Philippians 1:19-24.

19. For I know Not whether his opponents may accomplish their purpose, but that this wider preaching of Christ will contribute to his salvation, whether he shall live or die. It cannot, then, be temporal deliverance that he is expecting, as is further evident from its dependence on the supply of the Holy Spirit. Of the various interpretations of σωτηριαν , we think the context requires the reference to eternal salvation, which will surely be won if Christ shall be magnified in him. He, however, makes his salvation dependent on the double means of the prayer of the Philippians for him, so high is his estimate of the intercessions of his brethren, and the help supplied by the Holy Spirit whom Jesus sends to believers.