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

18What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, 19for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. 21For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. 22Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:

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 62:5Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.
• Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled.
• Proverbs 23:18For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
• Romans 8:19For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God.
• Psalms 25:2My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!
• Psalms 119:80May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed. כ (Kaf)
• Isaiah 45:17Israel will be delivered once and for all by the Lord; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated.
• Isaiah 50:7But the sovereign Lord helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame.
• Isaiah 54:4Don’t be afraid, for you will not be put to shame! Don’t be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated! You will forget about the shame you experienced in your youth; you will no longer remember the disgrace of your abandonment.
• Romans 5:5And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
• Romans 9:33just as it is written, “Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
• 2 Corinthians 7:14For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has proved true as well.
• 2 Corinthians 10:8For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so.
• Ephesians 6:19Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak – that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,
• 1 Peter 4:16But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.
• 1 John 2:28And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink away from him in shame when he comes back.

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

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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