27. Only--Whatever happens as to my coming to you, or not, make this
your one only care. By supposing this or that future contingency, many
persuade themselves they will be such as they ought to be, but it is
better always without evasion to perform present duties under present
circumstances [BENGEL].
let your conversation be--(Compare
Php 3:20).
The Greek implies, "Let your walk as citizens (namely, of
the heavenly state; 'the city of the living God,'
Heb 12:22,
'the heavenly Jerusalem,' 'fellow citizens of the saints,'
Eph 2:19)
be," &c.
I . . . see . . . hear--so
Php 1:30.
"Hear," in order to include both alternatives, must include the meaning
know.
your affairs--your state.
in one spirit--the fruit of partaking of the Holy Spirit
(Eph 4:3, 4).
with one mind--rather as Greek, "soul," the sphere of the
affections; subordinate to the "Spirit," man's higher and heavenly
nature. "There is sometimes natural antipathies among believers; but
these are overcome, when there is not only unity of spirit, but also of
soul" [BENGEL].
striving together--with united effort.
JFB.
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