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Philippians 1:28

NETBible	and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is¹ a sign of their² destruction, but of your salvation – a sign which³ is from God.
NIV © biblegateway Phi 1:28	without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God.
NASB © biblegateway Phi 1:28	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.
NLT © biblegateway Phi 1:28	Don’t be intimidated 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.
MSG © biblegateway Phi 1:28	not flinching or dodging in the slightest before the opposition. Your courage and unity will show them what they're up against: defeat for them, victory for you--and both because of God.
BBE © SABDAweb Phi 1:28	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;
NRSV © bibleoremus Phi 1:28	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.
NKJV © biblegateway Phi 1:28	and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
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KJV	And <2532> in <1722> nothing <3367> <3361> terrified <4426> (5746) by <5259> your adversaries <480> (5740)_: which <3748> is <2076> (5748) to them <846> <3303> an evident token <1732> of perdition <684>_, but <1161> to you <5213> of salvation <4991>_, and <2532> that <5124> of <575> God <2316>_.
NASB © biblegateway Phi 1:28	in no <3367> way <3367> alarmed <4426> by your opponents <480> --which <3748> is a sign <1732> of destruction <684> for them, but of salvation <4991> for you, and that too, from God <2316> .
NET [draft] ITL	and <2532> by not <3361> being intimidated <4426> in <1722> any way <3367> by <5259> your opponents <480> . This is <1510> a sign <1732> of their <846> destruction <684> , but <1161> of your <5216> salvation <4991> – a sign <5124> which is from <575> God <2316> .
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ mh <3361> PRT-N pturomenoi <4426> (5746) V-PPP-NPM en <1722> PREP mhdeni <3367> A-DSN upo <5259> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM antikeimenwn <480> (5740) V-PNP-GPM htiv <3748> R-NSF estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S autoiv <846> P-DPM endeixiv <1732> N-NSF apwleiav <684> N-GSF umwn <5216> P-2GP de <1161> CONJ swthriav <4991> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ touto <5124> D-NSN apo <575> PREP yeou <2316> N-GSM

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and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is¹ a sign of their² destruction, but of your salvation – a sign which³ is from God.

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “which is,” continuing the sentence begun in v. 27.

¹sn The antecedent of the pronoun This is conceptual, most likely referring to the Philippian Christians standing firm for the gospel. Thus, their stand for the gospel is the dual sign of their opponents’ destruction and of their own salvation.

²tn Grk “to them.”

²sn Paul uses the dative “to them” (translated here as their) to describe the coming destruction of the gospel’s enemies, but the genitive “your” to describe the believers’ coming salvation. The dative accents what will happen to the enemies (called a dative of disadvantage [see ExSyn 143-44]), while the genitive accents what the believers will possess (and, in fact, do already possess, as v. 29 makes clear).

³tn Grk “this.” The pronoun refers back to “a sign”; thus these words have been repeated for clarity.