Philippians 1:20

Philippians 1:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
• New International Version (NIV)I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

Context of Philippians 1:20

18But it does not matter to me! All of them are telling people about Christ. That is the most important thing. Whether they speak because of wrong reasons or because of right reasons, they are speaking the message about Christ! Because of that, I am happy. Yes, I will continue to be happy. 19You are praying for me and Jesus Christ's Spirit is helping me. So I know that what has happened to me will have a good result. Yes, God will rescue me. I never want to do anything that will cause me to be ashamed. I hope very much that I will never do that. I want to be brave now, as I always have been. In the way that I live, I want to show that Christ is very great. I want to do that if I continue to live. And I want to do that if I die. 21Christ is everything that I live for. If I die, that will be even better for me. 22But if I continue to live, I will be able to do more good things to help people. I do not know whether it would be better to live or to die. I do not know which to choose.

Philippians 1:20 word by word

κατὰ τὴν ἀποκαραδοκίαν καὶ ἐλπίδα μου ὅτι ἐν οὐδενὶ αἰσχυνθήσομαι ἀλλ᾽ ἐν πάσῃ παρρησίᾳ ὡς πάντοτε καὶ νῦν μεγαλυνθήσεται Χριστὸς ἐν τῷ σώματί μου, εἴτε διὰ ζωῆς εἴτε διὰ θανάτου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• According toκατάkata · according toG2596
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• earnest expectationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• earnest expectationἀποκαραδοκίαapokaradokia · eager expectationG603
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• I shall be ashamedαἰσχύνωaischunomai · be ashamedG153
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• boldnessπαρρησίαparrhēsia · boldnessG3954
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• shall be magnifiedμεγαλύνωmegalunō · to magnifyG3170
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• whetherεἴτεeite · whetherG1535
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288

Cross-references for Philippians 1:20

• Psalms 62:5I must be patient as I wait for God to help me. He is the only one that I can trust for help.
• Proverbs 10:28What good people hope to receive causes them to be happy. But wicked people never receive what they hope for.
• Proverbs 23:18Then you will be happy in future days. What you hope for will surely happen.
• Romans 8:19The whole universe that God has made now waits for something great to happen. Everything is waiting with hope to find out who God's children really are.
• Psalms 25:2I trust in you, my God. Please do not let me be ashamed. Do not let my enemies laugh at me, because they are stronger than me.
• Psalms 119:80Let me obey your commands completely. Then I will not be ashamed.
• Isaiah 45:17The Lord will make Israel safe. Israel will be safe and free for ever. You will never be ashamed again. People will never insult you again.
• Isaiah 50:7The Almighty Lord helps me, so I will not be ashamed. I have decided to stand and be strong, because I know that I will not be ashamed.
• Isaiah 54:4Do not be afraid. You will not be ashamed again. Do not be frightened of shame. Nobody will make you ashamed. You will forget the shame which you had when you were young. You will forget that you were ashamed to be alone, like a widow.
• Romans 5:5And when we hope like that, it will not disappoint us. That is because we know that God loves us very much. God has given his Holy Spirit to be with us. The Holy Spirit causes us to know God's love very well.
• Romans 9:33It says this in the Bible: ‘Look, I am putting a special stone in Zion. That stone will cause people to fall to the ground. It is a rock that will make them fall down. But anyone who believes in him will never be disappointed.’
• 2 Corinthians 7:14I had told Titus that I was very proud of you. When he came to you, you showed that I was right about you. We have always spoken only true things to you. And when we said good things about you to Titus, you showed that those things were also true.
• 2 Corinthians 10:8You may think that I am too proud of my authority. But it is the Lord who has given that authority to us apostles. We have that authority so that we can help you become stronger as believers. We do not have it so that we can destroy you! So I am not ashamed to be proud of this.
• Ephesians 6:19Please pray for me, too. Pray that God will give me the right message to speak. Pray that I will not be afraid to tell people about God's good news. Pray that I can explain God's secret to them.
• 1 Peter 4:16But if you receive trouble because you are a Christian, do not be ashamed about that. Instead, you should praise God that you belong to Christ.
• 1 John 2:28Yes, my children, continue to live with Christ. Then we will not be ashamed when he returns to this world. We will not be afraid to meet him.

Commentaries on Philippians 1:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Earnest expectation - He had the most confident expectation that God would stand by him, so that he should be enabled, with the utmost liberty of speech, ͅ ̔, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God; and, should he have the liberty of doing so, he was utterly regardless what the issue might be relative to himself. Whether life or death, was to him perfectly equal, and perfectly indifferent, providing Christ were magnified - his person, nature, doctrine…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20According to my earnest expectation - The word used here occurs but in one other place in the New Testament; see it explained in the notes at Romans 8:19. The earnest desire and hope which Paul had was not, primarily, that he might be released; but it was that, in all circumstances, he might be able to honor the gospel, living or dying. To that he looked as a much more important matter than to save his life. Life with him was the secondary consideration…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 The apostle was a prisoner at Rome; and to take off the offence of the cross, he shows the wisdom and goodness of God in his sufferings. These things made him known, where he would never have otherwise been known; and led some to inquire after the gospel. He suffered from false friends, as well as from enemies. How wretched the temper of those who preached Christ out of envy and contention, and to add affliction to the bonds that oppressed…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. According to my earnest expectation--The Greek expresses, "expectation with uplifted head (Lu 21:28) and outstretched neck." Ro 8:19 is the only other place in the New Testament that the word occurs. Tittmann says, in both places it implies not mere expectation, but the anxious desire of an anticipated prosperous issue in afflictive circumstances. The subject of his earnest expectation which follows, answers to "my salvation" (Php 1:19). in nothing I…Read the comment

Topics related to Philippians 1:20

• Death
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Commentaries on Philippians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings