Philippians 1:20 BSB

Philippians 1:20

I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

BSB

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ASV

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Leonard Ravenhill

1907–1994

Christ Magnified in My Body 1

The thing that gripped me as I read it this week, Christ may be magnified, - not in my ministry - not in my miracles - not in my superlove but, he says, that Christ might be magnified IN MY BODY.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

In my body - however it may be disposed of. How that might be, he did not yet know. For the apostles did not know all things; particularly in things pertaining to themselves, they had room to exercise faith and patience.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Or, "in nothing be disappointed in my hope, but that I may fully obtain it" [ESTIUS]. So "ashamed" is used in Ro 9:33. all boldness--"all" is opposed to "in nothing," as "boldness" is the opposite to "ashamed." so now also--when "my body" is "in bonds" (Php 1:17). Christ--not Paul, "shall be magnified." life, or by death--Whatever be the issue, I cannot lose;

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Original language & word study

30 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
κατὰ	kata	according to	G2596 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ἀποκαραδοκίαν	apokaradokian	earnest expectation	G603 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐλπίδα	elpida	hope	G1680 →
μου	mou	of mine	G3165 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
οὐδενὶ	oudeni	no [thing]	G3762 →
αἰσχυνθήσομαι	aischunthēsomai	I will be ashamed	G153 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
πάσῃ	pasē	all	G3956 →
παρρησίᾳ	parrēsia	boldness	G3954 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
πάντοτε	pantote	always	G3842 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
νῦν	nun	now	G3568 →
μεγαλυνθήσεται	megalunthēsetai	will be magnified	G3170 →
Χριστὸς	Christos	Christ	G5547 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
σώματί	sōmati	body	G4983 →
μου,	mou	of mine,	G3165 →
εἴτε	eite	whether	G1535 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
ζωῆς	zōēs	life	G2222 →
εἴτε	eite	or	G1535 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
θανάτου.¶	thanatou	death.	G2288 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 6:20
you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 7:23
  You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
- Romans 12:1
  Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- 1 Peter 2:9
  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- 1 Peter 1:18
  For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
Through
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13
  so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jude 1:24
  Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- 1 Corinthians 1:8–9
  He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 4:12
  For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Philippians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Philippians