And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
All Commentaries on Philippians 1:25 Go To Philippians 1
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
And having this confidence. In effect St. Paul escaped this first danger, for after having remained two years at Rome, he was taken from his confinement. (Calmet)
I know (or am persuaded, as in the Greek) that I shall remain.by my coming to you again. This is one argument that this epistle was written during his first imprisonment at Rome: yet this is not agreed upon by the interpreters, and especially whether he ever returned again to Philippi. (Witham)
