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so that my bonds became revealed in Christ throughout the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest;
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Not a Criminal, but a Witness
Commentators universally stress that it became clear to everyone that Paul was not a common criminal. His imprisonment was understood to be "in Christ"—that is, for the cause of the gospel. This public knowledge of his innocence and the reason for his suffering was crucial, as it removed any stigma and prepared people to listen seriously to his message.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
So that my bonds in Christ. The margin says for. The meaning is, his bonds in the cause of Christ. He was imprisoned bec…
Throughout the whole praetorian guard (εν ολω τω πραιτωριω). There were originally ten thousand of these picked soldiers, concentr…
19th Century
Anglican
My bonds in Christ are manifest.—Properly, My bonds are made manifest as in Christ—that is, my captivity is understood as…
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Baptist
Notice the beautiful self-forgetfulness of the apostle Paul. As long as the gospel could be more widely published, he did not mind where he was, or…
There were at least two ways in which the Gospel had been advanced through Paul’s circumstances. The first was that it had been made clear througho…
16th Century
Protestant
So that my bonds. He uses the expression—in Christ, to mean in the affairs, or in the cause of Christ, for he s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So that my bonds in ChristWhat he had more darkly hinted before, he more clearly expresses here; the things that hap…
The apostle was a prisoner at Rome; and to counteract the offence of the cross, he shows the wisdom and goodness of God in his sufferings. These th…
13th Century
Catholic
Having stated the reason for hope concerning the future, he now indicates the matters for which he prays for them. First, he mentions his desire, w…
