Philippians 1:14 BSB

Philippians 1:14

And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Waxing confident - Finding the effect produced by the public defense 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.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They were more fully satisfied and persuaded by what they saw. Observe the power of divine grace; that which was intended by the enemy to discourage the preachers of the gospel was overruled for their encouragement. And are much more bold to speak the word without fear; they see the worst of it, and therefore are not afraid to venture.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Translate as Greek, "And that (Php 1:13) most of the brethren in the Lord," &c. "In the Lord," distinguishes them from "brethren after the flesh," Jewish fellow countrymen. ELLICOTT translates, "Trusting in the Lord." by my bonds--encouraged by my patience in bearing my bonds. much more bold--Translate as Greek, "are more abundantly bold."

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τοὺς	tous	<the>	G3588 →
πλείονας	pleionas	most	G4119 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
ἀδελφῶν	adelphōn	brothers	G80 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
κυρίῳ	kuriō	[the] Lord	G2962 →
πεποιθότας	pepoithotas	already trusting	G3982 →
τοῖς	tois	by the	G3588 →
δεσμοῖς	desmois	chains	G1199 →
μου	mou	of mine	G3165 →
περισσοτέρως	perissoterōs	more abundantly	G4056 →
τολμᾶν	tolman	to dare	G5111 →
ἀφόβως	aphobōs	fearlessly	G870 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
λόγον	logon	word	G3056 →
λαλεῖν.	lalein	to speak.	G2980 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 1:7
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you…
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 7:3
  I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
- Philippians 1:5
  because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
Through
Luke 1:74
deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
leads to
- Zephaniah 3:15–17
  The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
  For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- Isaiah 54:13–14
  Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- Romans 8:15
  For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Through
1 Thessalonians 2:2
As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of…
leads to
- Acts 16:22–24
  The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
- Acts 4:13
  When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Philippians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Philippians