absolutely critical for appreciating the circumstances in Philippi and for learning to take seriously, as many commentators don’t, the experience of pressure, of suffering, that the Philippians have there in their Roman city. So Paul says this: “Only …”—emphasizing with the word “only”—“… conduct yourselves …”—there’s our word “live as a citizen”—“conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of it. I will hear of you