of his release was uncertain. Though he longed to see the Philippians and had every intention of doing so, he knew that God was the only One whose opinion counted and whose itinerary would come to pass. So, in case his visit was delayed, he wanted to hear that the Philippians were conducting themselves “in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ” (1:27). The Greek term translated “conduct yourselves,” politeuomai [4176], has the sense of behaving as a proper citizen.25 Later Paul uses the noun form,