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Philippians 1:28
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in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.
in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.
Only in this way will you be able to keep from being afraid of all of those who will oppose you. This courage that will be instilled in you will be a clear message to them that they will be destroyed and you will be saved by God.
Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;
and not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;
not being frightened in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction for them, but of your deliverance—and this is from God.
and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
And in nothing terrified by your adversaries, which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation.
Never for a moment quail before your antagonists. Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God.
And in nothing terrified by your aduersaries, which is to them an euident token of perdition: but to you of saluation, and that of God.
and not being terrified in anything by those who oppose, which to them truly is a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and this from God;
and in nothinge fearinge youre aduersaries, which is to them a token off perdicion, but vnto you of saluacion, and that of God.
without being under any the least apprehension from your adversaries: this will be to them a sign of their ruin, and to you of salvation, by the divine appointment.
And in no way be alarmed or intimidated [in anything] by your opponents, for such [constancy and fearlessness on your part] is a [clear] sign [a proof and a seal] for them of [their impending] destruction, but [a clear sign] for you of deliverance and salvation, and that too, from God.
and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;
and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.
and in nothynge fearinge youre adversaries: which is to them a token of perdicion and to you of salvacion and that of God.
and in nothing frightened by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;
And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
and not terrified in anything by those opposing, which to them indeed is a token of destruction, and to you of salvation, and that from God;
and that you are not afraid of those who are against you. All of this is proof that your enemies will be destroyed but that you will be saved by God.
and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation—a sign which is from God.
without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
Be brave when you face your enemies. Your courage will show them that they are going to be destroyed, and it will show you that you will be saved. God will make all of this happen,
not frightened by anything the opposition does. This will be for them an indication that they are headed for destruction and you for deliverance. And this is from God;
and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.
And in nothing feare your aduersaries, which is to them a token of perdition, and to you of saluation, and that of God.
And that in nothing are you terrified by our adversaries, whose conduct is the sign of their own destruction, but your salvation, and this is from God.
and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
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in nothing moved by them who stand against us, to the forthshowing of their perdition, and of our salvation,
And in nothing be ye startled, by those who rise up against us; [fn] an indication of their destruction, and of life for you.
and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, [fn] and that from God.
Don't be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.
Do not be afraid of those who hate you. Their hate for you proves they will be destroyed. It proves you have life from God that lasts forever.
and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;
and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God's doing.
And not being affrighted in anything by the opposers, - the which, is, unto them, a token of destruction, although of your salvation, and this from God;
And in nothing be ye terrified by the adversaries: which to them is a cause of perdition, but to you of salvation, and this from God.
and not letting yourselves be intimidated in anything by your opponents, which is a sign of destruction to them, but of your salvation, and this from God,
And in nothyng fearyng your aduersaries, which is to them a token of perdition: but to you of saluatio, and that of God.
And you will not be afraid of those who are against you. All of this is proof from God that you are being saved and that your enemies will be lost.
and in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and this too, from God.
Don't be afraid of your enemies; always be courageous, and this will prove to them that they will lose and that you will win, because it is God who gives you the victory.
And in no thing be ye aferd of aduersaries, which is to hem cause of perdicioun,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
in: Isaiah 51:7, Isaiah 51:12, Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:4-7, Luke 21:12-19, Acts 4:19-31, Acts 5:40-42, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, 2 Timothy 1:7, 2 Timothy 1:8, Hebrews 13:6, Revelation 2:10
an: 2 Thessalonians 1:5, 2 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Peter 4:12-14
but: Matthew 5:10-12, Romans 8:17, 2 Timothy 2:11, 2 Timothy 2:12
and that: Genesis 49:18, Psalms 50:23, Psalms 68:19, Psalms 68:20, Isaiah 12:2, Luke 3:6, Acts 28:28
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 10:11 - General 2 Kings 6:16 - Fear not 1 Chronicles 19:12 - If the Syrians Ezra 5:5 - But the eye Nehemiah 4:17 - with one Psalms 27:3 - host Psalms 49:5 - Wherefore Isaiah 40:9 - be not Jeremiah 9:3 - valiant Ezekiel 2:6 - be not Mark 3:3 - he saith Mark 14:44 - a token Luke 6:8 - Rise Luke 6:22 - when men Luke 21:13 - General John 19:9 - But 1 Thessalonians 3:3 - moved 2 Peter 3:7 - and perdition
Cross-References
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And in nothing terrified by your adversaries,.... Not by Satan, though a roaring lion, for Christ is greater than he; nor by the world which Christ has overcome; nor by false teachers, though men of art and cunning; nor by violent persecutors, who can do no more than kill, the body; let not the power, the rage, the cunning, or the violence of one or the other, move, discourage, or affright from a close attachment to the Gospel and the truths of it:
which is to them an evident token of perdition; when men wilfully oppose themselves to the truth, and show a malicious hatred to it, and hold it in unrighteousness, and either turn the grace of God into lasciviousness, or persecute it with rage and fury, it looks as if they were given up to reprobate minds, to say and do things not convenient; as if they were foreordained to condemnation; and were consigned over to destruction and perdition; and very rare it is, that such persons are ever called by grace:
but to you of salvation; when men are reproached and ridiculed, are threatened and persecuted for the sake of the Gospel, and are enabled to take all patiently, and persevere in the truth with constancy, it is a manifest token that such are counted worthy of the kingdom of God; that God has a design of salvation for them, and that they shall be saved with an everlasting one: so that the different effects of the opposition of the one, and the constancy of the other, are made use of as so many reasons why the saints should not be terrified by their enemies: it is added,
and that of God; meaning either that the whole of this is of God, as that there are adversaries, heretics, and persecutors; this is by divine permission, and in order to answer some ends and purpose of God, and the perdition or everlasting punishment of such persons will be righteously inflicted upon them by him; and that the constancy, faith, patience, and perseverance of the saints and their salvation, are all of God: or it particularly respects the latter, the salvation of those who persevere to the end; this is not of themselves, or merited by their constancy, patience, and perseverance, but is God's free gift. The Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, join this clause to the beginning of Philippians 1:29, thus, "and this is given of God to you", &c.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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), and they were exposed to persecution by the pagan. In that city, Paul had himself suffered much Acts 16:0; and it would not be strange if the same scenes should be repeated. It is evident from this passage, as well as from some other parts of the Epistle, that the Philippians were at this time experiencing some form of severe suffering. But in what way, or why, the opposition to them was excited, is nowhere stated. The meaning here is, âdo not be alarmed at anything which they can do. Maintain your Christian integrity, notwithstanding all the opposition which they can make. They will, in the end, certainly be destroyed, and you will be saved.â
Which is to them an evident token of perdition - What, it may be asked, would be the token of their perdition? What is the evidence to which Paul refers that they will be destroyed? The relative âwhichâ - ηÌÌÏÎ¹Ï heÌtis; - is probably used as referring to the persecution which had been commenced, and to the constancy which the apostle supposed the Philippians would evince. The sentence is elliptical; but it is manifest that the apostle refers either to the circumstance then occurring, that they were persecuted, and that they evinced constancy; or to the constancy which he wished them to evince in their persecutions. He says that this circumstance of persecution, if they evinced such a spirit as he wished, would be to them an evidence of two things:
(1) Of the destruction of those who were engaged in the persecution. This would be, because they knew that such persecutors could not ultimately prevail. Persecution of the church would be a certain indication that they who did it would be finally destroyed.
(2) It would be a proof of their own salvation, because it would show that they were the friends of the Redeemer; and they had the assurance that all those who were persecuted for his sake would be saved. The gender of the Greek relative here is determined by the following noun (εÌÌÎ½Î´ÎµÎ¹Î¾Î¹Ï endeixis), in a manner that is not uncommon in Greek; see Wetstein, in loc., and Koppe.
And that of God - That is, their persecution is a proof that God will interpose in due time and save you. The hostility of the wicked to us is one evidence that we are the friends of God, and shall be saved.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 28. In nothing terrified by your adversaries — So it appears that the Church at Philippi was then under persecution.
Which is to them — ÎÌÏÎ¹Ï Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Î¹Ï ÎµÏÏιν. Some very judicious critics consider ηÏÎ¹Ï as referring to ÏιÏÏιÏ, the faith of the Gospel, which they, the heathen, considered to be a token of perdition to all them who embraced it; but, as the apostle says, it was to them the Philippians, on the contrary, the most evident token of salvation; for, having embraced the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, they were incontestably in the way to eternal blessedness.
