Only Whatever becomes of me, be you sure to mind this; that your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ That is, suitable to the light and grace of it; to its doctrines, precepts, promises, ordinances, and all its privileges; answerable to the discoveries which it makes to you of your original and fallen state, of your redemption and salvation in and through Christ Jesus, and of the wonderful love of God manifested thereby; of the holy and happy state into which you are in a measure already brought, and of the unspeakably greater felicity and glory reserved for you hereafter; and withal, of the danger you are in from the assaults of the many subtle and powerful enemies that are combined against you. In other words, See that you be humble and thankful, loving and obedient, watchful and circumspect; and always giving diligence to be found of Christ in peace, without spot and blameless. That whether I come and see you As I purpose doing; or else, being absent, may hear of your affairs May receive a consolatory account of you: that ye stand fast In the faith and hope of the gospel; in one spirit Under the guidance and government of the Holy Spirit, and in the most perfect unanimity; with one mind Μια ψυχη, with one soul, being all equally zealous; striving together Συναθλουντες, jointly wrestling; the term being borrowed from the Athletæ, the wrestlers, and other contenders in the Olympic games; for the faith of the gospel For all the truths revealed, the duties enjoined, and the blessings promised therein, against the Jews, who would seduce you to the Mosiac law, and bring you into bondage to its burdensome ceremonies; against the heathen, who, by persecution, endeavour to make you relapse into idolatry; against all the temptations of the devil, the world, and the flesh, the deceitfulness of sin, and the snares and devices of sinners. In nothing terrified Or terrified in no shape or degree; by your adversaries Whether Jews or Gentiles, however numerous and powerful; which Namely, their being adversaries to the gospel, and you who believe and obey it; is to them an evident token of perdition Surely and swiftly coming upon them, since nothing can be a more certain sign that they are exposed to it, and even ripe for it, than the prevalency of such a persecuting spirit in them; but to you Who are persecuted; of salvation That is, the persecutions to which you are exposed for righteousness' sake, and which you patiently endure, are an evident token of complete salvation, soon to be revealed and bestowed on you; and that of God Himself, who will assuredly reward your pious fortitude with blessings proportionably great. It evidently appears from hence, and from several other passages in this epistle, that the Philippian believers were now in a suffering state; a circumstance which, if kept in mind, as we proceed, will greatly illustrate several passages in the epistle, which would otherwise appear obscure.
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Philippians 1:27-28
27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.