{Let your manner of life} (politeuesthe). Old verb from
polit(8873), citizen, and that from polis, city, to be a citizen,
to manage a state's affairs, to live as a citizen. Only twice in
N.T., here and  Ac 23:1 . Philippi as a colony possessed Roman
citizenship and Paul was proud of his own possession of this
right. The Authorized Version missed the figure completely by the
word "conversation" which did refer to conduct and not mere talk
as now, but did not preserve the figure of citizenship. Better
render, "Only do ye live as citizens." {Striving}
(sunathlountes). Rather, "striving together" as in an athletic
contest. Late and rare word (Diodorus). "The very energy of the
Christian faith to produce energetic individualities" (Rainy).
"Striving in concert" (Lightfoot). {For the faith} (	(8869)
pistei). For the teaching of the gospel, objective sense of
pistis (faith).