OET interlinear PHP 1:12

1:12a

Now I want you to know: Paul pointed out that things had happened opposite to what the Philippians might have expected.

Now: Paul is starting a new subject or topic. In Greek this is marked by a particle, de, that the BSB has translated Now. If in your language there is a way to mark a transition or change of topic, you should use it here. Several English translations have left it implicit (NRSV, REB, GNT), and this may be acceptable in your language. However, avoid translating the word literally. Its sense here is not as a time word.

brothers: The term brothers occurs here and also in 3:1, 3:13, 3:17, 4:1, 4:8. It refers to other Christians, fellow believers, not to literal brothers. You might translate this as “brothers and sisters,” “older and younger siblings” or “relatives.” But in some languages people use kinship terms only in the literal sense. If this is true in your language, a phrase such as “fellow Christians” or “fellow believers” would be better here. Whatever term you choose should be used consistently throughout the Bible whenever brothers is used to address other Christians.

In some languages it is necessary to put a term of address such as brothers at the beginning of the sentence. You should place this term wherever it is most natural in your language.

1:12b

my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel: The bad things that had happened to Paul did not prevent people from hearing the good news about Jesus Christ. Rather, they caused more people to hear the good news.

my circumstances: Paul did not specify what events he was thinking of here. Perhaps he was referring to his imprisonment generally or to something more specific. However, there is no way to be certain, so you should not try to make this event explicit here.