because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; (10) He proves his statement that persecution is a token of our salvation, because it is a gift of God to suffer for Christ, which gift he bestows upon his own, as he does the gift of faith.
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ,.... For the sake of his Gospel, for the good of his interest, and the glory of his name. The Alexandrian copy reads, "to us it is given", &c, not only to believe in him; for faith in Christ, which is not merely believing that he is the Christ, and all that is said of...
The apostle concludes the chapter with two exhortations: - I. He exhorts them to strictness of conversation (Phi 1:27): Only let your conversation be as becometh the gospel of Christ. Observe, Those who profess the gospel of Christ should have their conversation as becomes the gospel, or in a suitableness and agreeableness to it.
Commenting on Philippians 1:27-30