New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 1:13-18

13so that my 1 2imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole 3praetorian guard and to 4everyone else, 14and that most of the 5brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my 6 7imprisonment, have 8far more courage to speak the word of God without fear. 15 9Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even 10from envy and strife, but some also 11from good will; 16the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the 12gospel; 17the former proclaim Christ 13out of selfish ambition 14rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my 15 16imprisonment. 18What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice.

Yes, and I will rejoice,

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Notes

1. Philippians 1:13 Lit bonds ↩
2. Philippians 1:13 Phil 1:7; 2 Tim 2:9 ↩
3. Philippians 1:13 Or governor’s palace ↩
4. Philippians 1:13 Acts 28:30 ↩
5. Philippians 1:14 Or brethren in the Lord, trusting because of my bonds ↩
6. Philippians 1:14 Lit bonds ↩
7. Philippians 1:14 Phil 1:7; 2 Tim 2:9 ↩
8. Philippians 1:14 Acts 4:31; 2 Cor 3:12; 7:4; Phil 1:20 ↩
9. Philippians 1:15 2 Cor 11:13 ↩
10. Philippians 1:15 Lit because of ↩
11. Philippians 1:15 Lit because of ↩
12. Philippians 1:16 Phil 1:5, 7, 12, 27; 2:22; 4:3, 15 ↩
13. Philippians 1:17 Rom 2:8; Phil 2:3 ↩
14. Philippians 1:17 Lit not sincerely ↩
15. Philippians 1:17 Lit bonds ↩
16. Philippians 1:17 Phil 1:7; 2 Tim 2:9 ↩

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