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Philippians 1:28
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26 that ayour rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.  

Striving and Suffering for Christ

27 Only alet your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, bwith one mind cstriving together for the faith of the gospel,  
28 and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but1 to you of salvation, and that from God.  
29 For to you ait has been granted on behalf of Christ, bnot only to believe in Him, but also to csuffer for His sake,  
30 ahaving the same conflict bwhich you saw in me and now hear is in me. 
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Philippians 1:28

Affrighted (pturomenoi). Present passive participle of pturw, old verb, to frighten. The metaphor is of a timid or scared horse and from ptoew (ptoa, terror). "Not startled in anything."

By the adversaries (upo twn antikeimenwn). These men who were lined up against (present middle participle of antikeimai) may have been Jews or Gentiles or both. See II Thessalonians 2:4 for this late verb. Any preacher who attacks evil will have opposition.

Evident token (endeiciv). Old word for proof. See II Corinthians 8:24; Romans 3:25 f. "An Attic law term" (Kennedy) and only in Paul in N.T.

Perdition (apwleiav). "Loss" in contrast with "salvation" (swthriav).

And that (kai touto). Idiomatic adverbial accusative. "It is a direct indication from God. The Christian gladiator does not anxiously await the signal of life or death from the fickle crowd" (Lightfoot).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Philippians 1:28:

2 Thessalonians 1:5
1 Timothy 5:14
3 John 1:5

 

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