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Philippians 1:14
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My being in prison has caused most of the believers to put their trust in the Lord and to show more courage in telling people God's message.
and most of the brethren have been made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment, and are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.
In so moche that many of the brethre in ye lorde are boldned thorow my bodes and dare more largely speake the worde with out feare.
and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
and that most of the brothers and sisters, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.
Because I am in prison, most of the believers have become more bold in Christ and are not afraid to speak the word of God.
and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear.
And many of the brethren in the Lord, becoming confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
And many of the brethren trusting in the Lord through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear.
and the greater part of the brethren, made confident in the Lord through my imprisonment, now speak of God's Message without fear, more boldly than ever.
that mo of britheren tristinge in the Lord more plenteuously for my boondis, dursten without drede speke the word of God.
and that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
Now most of the Lord's followers have become brave and are fearlessly telling the message.
Because of my chains [seeing that I am doing well and that God is accomplishing great things], most of the brothers have renewed confidence in the Lord, and have far more courage to speak the word of God [concerning salvation] without fear [of the consequences, seeing that God can work His good in all circumstances].
and that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.
Also, my being in prison has given most of the brothers in the Lord confidence, so that they have become much more bold in speaking the word of God fearlessly.
and that the most of the brethren, trusting in [the] Lord through my bonds, dare more abundantly to speak the word of God fearlessly.
Moreover, because of my imprisonment most of the brothers have been made confident in the Lord to speak God's word more boldly and courageously than ever before.
And a multitude of brethren who are in our Lord are strengthened on account of my bonds, and have dared the more fearlessly to speak the word of Aloha.
And many of the brethren in our Lord have become confident, on account of my bonds, and are more bold to speak the word of God without fear.
And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident, by my bonds, are much more bold to speake the word without feare.
Because of this, most of my Christian brothers have had their faith in the Lord made stronger. They have more power to preach the Word of God without fear.
and most of the brothers and sisters, having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word with greater boldness and without fear.
In so much that many of the brethren in the Lord are boldened through my bandes, and dare more frankely speake the word.
And many of the brethren in our LORD have grown confident by my imprisonment and, with increasing boldness, speak the word of God without fear.
And so that , the most of the brethren in the Lord, assured by my bonds, are becoming more abundantly bold to be fearlessly speaking the word of God: -
And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by my bands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.
And many of the brethren of the Lord, beyng incouraged through my bondes, dare more plentifully speake the word, without feare.
And my being in prison has given most of the believers more confidence in the Lord, so that they grow bolder all the time to preach the message fearlessly.
Most of the brothers have gained confidence in the Lord from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the word fearlessly.
And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
and most of the brothers, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, dare even more to speak the word without fear.
And the most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident in my bonds, more exceedingly dare to speak the Word fearlessly.
and the greater part of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold -- fearlessly to speak the word.
In so moch that many brethren in the LORDE, are boldened thorow my bodes, and darre more largely speake the worde without feare.
even many of our brethren, encourag'd by my bonds, preach the word with greater freedom and intrepidity.
and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.
and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Because I am in chains, most of the other cowboys didn't become cowards, they became courageous. They are bolder now spreading the Gospel than they ever were before. These are real men and women riding for the Lord.
and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.
and that most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord because of my chains, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
brethren: Philippians 4:1, Colossians 4:7
waxing: Acts 4:23-31, 2 Corinthians 1:3-7, Ephesians 3:13, Ephesians 6:19, Ephesians 6:20, Colossians 4:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:2
without: Luke 1:74, Luke 12:5-7
Reciprocal: Isaiah 58:4 - and to smite Daniel 6:10 - as he Mark 3:3 - he saith Mark 15:43 - and went John 3:2 - came John 7:26 - he speaketh John 19:38 - but Acts 4:29 - that Acts 13:46 - waxed Acts 13:49 - was Acts 28:31 - with 2 Corinthians 1:4 - that Philippians 1:18 - whether Philippians 1:20 - with Colossians 4:3 - for 1 Timothy 3:13 - great
Cross-References
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth."
And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens.
God called the space "sky." And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened.
The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
Then God said, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And many of the brethren in the Lord,.... This is another instance of the usefulness of the apostle's sufferings, and another proof of their being for the furtherance of the Gospel; they were not only the means of the conversion of many that were without, but were very encouraging and strengthening to them that were within the church, and to many that were in the ministry; who are called "brethren", some real, others nominal; being partakers of the grace of God, at least in profession, or otherwise they would not have been fit to have been ministers of the word, nor members of a Gospel church, which was necessary to their being regularly sent forth; and whom the apostle calls and owns as brethren in the ministry, being sent forth by Christ, at least some of them, and having the same commission to preach the Gospel as he had; though they had not equal gifts and qualifications with him: he styles them brethren "in the Lord", to distinguish them from the Jews at Rome, who were his brethren according to the flesh; and to express their spiritual character and relation, and point out the work of the Lord, in which they were jointly concerned with him: now though not all the brethren, yet many of them were greatly affected with, and influenced by the apostle's patient and cheerfully suffering for Christ; insomuch that, as he says,
waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear; or as some read it, "waxing confident in the Lord"; connecting the phrase, "in the Lord", with this word, and so make the ground and object of their confidence the Lord; whose presence, power, grace, and Spirit, emboldened them the more by the apostle's bonds to preach the Gospel with courage and intrepidity; the Lord being on their side, and their helper, they feared not what men could do unto them; or else being animated by the apostle's patience and firmness of mind in suffering, and by the use they saw his bonds were of for the spread of the Gospel, they took heart and courage to "speak the word"; the word "of God", as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions read; and so the Alexandrian, Claromontane, and two of Stephens's copies: meaning either the essential word, the Lord Jesus Christ, who was the subject of their ministry; or the written word, the writings of Moses and the prophets, the books of the Old Testament, according to which they spoke; or the Gospel, called often the word, and sometimes with an addition, the word of truth, the word of faith, the word of reconciliation, the word of righteousness, the word of life, and the word of our salvation, from the several subjects of it: this they spake boldly and freely, as it ought to be spoken, and "without fear", not without fear and reverence of God, whose word it is; nor of themselves and their own weakness and inabilities, which cause much fear and trembling; but without the fear of man, which brings a snare; they had no regard to the threats and menaces, the reproaches and persecutions of men; none of these things moved them; they feared God and not man, and so went on boldly, preaching the Gospel; which is related with pleasure, as a fruit and effect of the apostle's sufferings, and which he doubted not would be very delightful to the Philippians to hear of.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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 had been imprisoned, they were excited to do all they could in the cause of the gospel. Or,
(2)They were aroused by the fact that the cause of his imprisonment had become generally understood, and that there was a strong current of popular favor setting toward Christianity in consequence of it. Or,
(3)They had had contact with Paul in his own “hired house,” and had been incited and encouraged by him to put forth great efforts in the cause. Or,
(4)It would seem that some had been emboldened to promulgate their views, and set themselves up as preachers, who would have been restrained if Paul had been at liberty.
They were disposed to form parties, and to secure followers, and rejoiced in an opportunity to increase their own popularity, and were not unwilling thus to diminish the popularity and lessen the influence of so great a man as Paul. Had he been at liberty, they would have had no prospect of success; see Philippians 1:16. To this may be added a suggestion by Theodoret. “Many of the brethren have increased boldness - θάρσος tharsos - on account of my bonds. For seeing me bear such hard things with pleasure, they announce that the gospel (which sustains me) is divine.” The same sentiment occurs in Oecumen, and Theophylact; see Bloomfield. In Paul himself they had an illustration of the power of religion, and being convinced of its truth, they went and proclaimed it abroad.
To speak the word without fear - That is, they see that I remain safely (compare Acts 28:30), and that there is no danger of persecution, and, stimulated by my sufferings and patience, they go and make the gospel known.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 14. Waxing confident — Finding the effect produced by the public defence which the apostle made, they were greatly encouraged, and the more boldly and openly proclaimed the doctrine of Christ crucified.
The word — The doctrine of Christ; several excellent MSS. and versions add, some θεου, others κυριου, the word of God, or the word of the Lord. This is a respectable reading, and is probably genuine.
