The apostles did not regard as in vain their labors in Philippi. They had met much opposition and persecution; but the intervention of Providence in their behalf, and the conversion of the jailer and his household, more than atoned for the disgrace and suffering they had endured. The news of their unjust imprisonment and miraculous deliverance became known through all that region, and this brought the work of the apostles to the notice of a large number who otherwise would not have been reached.

Apostlene betragtede ikke deres gerning i Filippi som frugtesløs. De havde mødt megen modstand og forfølgelse, men forsynets mellemkomst for at hjælpe dem og fangevogteren og hans husstands omvendelse opvejede rigeligt den skam og smerte, de havde måttet tåle. Rygtet om deres uretfærdige fængsling og forunderlige befrielse spredtes viden om, og dette bevirkede, at apostlenes gerning blev kendt af mange, som de ellers ikke kunne have fået kontakt med.