12But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
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Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. …
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-20)We see here the care the apostle takes to prevent their being offended at his sufferings. He was now a prisoner at Rome; this might be a stumbling-block to those who had received the gospel by his ministry. They might be tempted to think, If this doctrine were indeed of God, God would not suffer one who was so active and instrumental in preaching and propagating it to be thrown by as a despised br…
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