Philippians 1:12-14
The Advance of the Gospel
12I want you to know, brothers, ▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verse 14
that what has happened to me has really bserved to advance the gospel, 13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard ▼▼Greek in the whole praetorium
and dto all the rest that emy imprisonment is for Christ. 14And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold fto speak the word ▼▼Some manuscripts add of God
without fear.
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