let, &c.. exercise your citizenship, or behave as citizens. Greek. politeuomai. Elsewhere only in Acts 23:1. See also. Macc. 6.1; 11, 25. In all cases it means to live according to certain rules and obligations, e.g. as. Jew, "according to the law and customs". Here, those of heavenly citizenship (Compare Philippians 3:20).
as it becometh. worthily of. see. App-133.
of your affairs. the things concerning (App-104.) you
stand fast. Greek. steko. See 1 Corinthians 16:13.
spirit. App-101.
mind. App-110. Philippians 1:3.
striving together. Greek. sunathleo. Only here and Philippians 4:3. Compare 2 Timothy 2:5.
the faith, i.e. the substance of things believed.