27 Only ^vlet your manner of life be ^wworthy¹ of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you ^xthat you are standing firm in one spirit, with ^yone mind ^zstriving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

29 For ^cit has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also ^bsuffer for his sake,