Philippians Chapter 1 verse 12 Holy Bible
Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things `which happened' unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel;
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Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences;
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But I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings,
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But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
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Now I desire to have you know, brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Gospel;
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And I wish you to know, brethren, that the things concerning me, rather to an advancement of the good news have come,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel. After thanksgiving and prayer, St. Paul turns to his own imprisonment at Rome. That imprisonment, he says, has resulted in the furtherance of the gospel, rather than, as might have been expected, in its hindrance.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) The things which happened unto me--viz., since he parted from them (see Acts 20:6)--his arrest at Jerusalem, and the long captivity of years, first at Caesarea, then at Rome. Nothing could have appeared to be a more fatal blow to the progress of the gospel; but St. Paul assures them that "rather" (i.e., on the contrary) all these things tended to its furtherance. He had intended to see Rome (Acts 19:21; Romans 15:23-24), since his work in Greece and Asia was now over. He did visit it, although in chains; and his acquaintance with the Roman soldiers at Caesarea probably prepared for him an opening at Rome, which he could not otherwise have found, even into Caesar's household.
