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Philippians 1:28

Affrighted

(πτυρομενο). Present passive participle of πτυρω, old verb, to frighten. The metaphor is of a timid or scared horse and from πτοεω (πτοα, terror). "Not startled in anything."By the adversaries

(υπο των αντικειμενων). These men who were lined up against (present middle participle of αντικειμα) may have been Jews or Gentiles or both. See 2 Thessalonians 2:4 for this late verb. Any preacher who attacks evil will have opposition.Evident token

(ενδειξις). Old word for proof. See 2 Corinthians 8:24; Romans 3:25. "An Attic law term" (Kennedy) and only in Paul in N.T.Perdition

(απωλειας). "Loss" in contrast with "salvation" (σωτηριας).And that

(κα τουτο). 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).

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 28. _IN NOTHING TERRIFIED BY YOUR ADVERSARIES_] So it appears that the Church at Philippi was then under persecution. _WHICH IS TO THEM_] Ἡτις αυτοις εστιν. Some very judicious critics consid...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND IN NOTHING TERRIFIED BY YOUR ADVERSARIES - Adversaries, or opponents, they had, like most of the other early Christians. There were Jews there who would be likely to oppose them (compare Acts 17:5...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    A FRIEND TO HIS FRIENDS (Php_1:1-2)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    One thing you must see to whatever happens--live a life that is worthy of a citizen of the Kingdom and of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you, or whether I go away and hear how th...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    NOTHING. Adouble negative. Greek. _me medeis._ App-105. TERRIFIED. Greek. _pturoinai._ Only _here._ BY. App-104. EVIDENT TOKEN. Greek. _endeixis._ See Romans 3:25. PERDITION. destruction. See John...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _terrified_ More precisely, SCARED. The verb (found here only in N.T., and nowhere in LXX. and Apocrypha) is used in classical Greek of the starting, or "shying," of frightened animals, and thence of...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΠΤΥΡΌΜΕΝΟΙ. “Scared.” The verb (akin to πτοέω) appears to occur here only in the whole range of Biblical Greek. In (later) classical Greek it is used of the starting or “shying” of frightened animals,...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ENTREATIES TO CHERISH CONSISTENCY, AND ESPECIALLY UNITY, MORE THAN EVER NOW IN HIS ABSENCE...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    STAND FAST WITHOUT TERROR Paul did not want the brethren at Philippi to appear to be "terrified." Shepherd says the word "terrified carries the suggestions of the action of a horse in a race, which be...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _The adversaries. Either by the persecutions of the Jews and Gentiles, or by the doctrine of false brethren._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (27) В¶ 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 mi...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    There is no epistle in the New Testament which gives so little space to the development of. doctrine as this to the Philippians. Need it be said that it has not the less its own proper office on that...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    28_And in nothing terrified_. The second thing which he recommends to the Philippians is fortitude of mind, (84) that they may not be thrown into confusion by the rage of their adversaries. At that ti...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The affection of the Philippians, which expressed itself by sending help to the apostle, reminded him of the spirit they had always shewn; they had cordially associated themselves with the labours and...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _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, pro...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    AN EVIDENT TOKEN; the sustaining presence of God which he grants you, shows that he will save you and destroy those who continue to oppose you....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

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  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Philippians 1:27. YOUR CONVERSATION.—R.V. “manner of life.” Margin, “behave as citizens.” Perform your duties as citizens. St. Paul in Philippi, by the assertion of hi...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION PHILIPPIANS 1:1 PAUL AND TIMOTHEUS. St. Paul does not assume his official title in writing to the Macedonian Churches, Philippi and Thessalonica; it is used in all his other Epistles, exc...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:5; 2 Thessalonians 1:6;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Terrified [π τ υ ρ ο μ ε ν ο ι]. Only here in the New Testament. Properly of the terror of a startled horse. Thus Diodorus Siculus, speaking of the chariot - horses of Darius at the battle of Issus :...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Which — Namely, their being adversaries to the word of God, and to you the messengers of God. Is an evident token — That they are in the high road to perdition; and you, in the way of salvation....

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