Philippians 1:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

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.

Philippians 1:27

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;