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I completely expect and hope that I won't be ashamed in any way. I'm sure I will be brave enough. Now as always Christ will be lifted high through my body. He will be lifted up whether I live or die.
Reference
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ἐκδέχομαι (ekdéchomai)
to accept from some source, i.e. (by implication) to await
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: machăçeh
a shelter (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ἐπαισχύνομαι (epaischýnomai)
to feel shame for something
Hebrew: châphêr
to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
Greek: ἕκαστος (hékastos)
each or every
Hebrew: nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Greek: πάροδος (párodos)
a by-road, i.e. (actively) a route
Hebrew: ʼôrach
a road
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ἀρκετός (arketós)
satisfactory
Hebrew: hôwn
wealth; by implication, enough
Greek: νυνί (nyní)
just now
Hebrew: ʼĕdayin
then (of time)
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Greek: ἀεί (aeí)
"ever," by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly
Greek: Χριστός (Christós)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Hebrew: gâbâhh
lofty (literally or figuratively)
Greek: χρώς (chrṓs)
the body (properly, its surface or skin)
Hebrew: bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Hebrew: ʻâphal
to swell; figuratively, be elated
Greek: πότερον (póteron)
interrogative as adverb, which (of two), i.e. is it this or that
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: βιόω (bióō)
to spend existence
Hebrew: chăyâʼ
to live
Hebrew: gâvaʻ
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
Hope
Psalm 119:116
Parallel theme
1 Corinthians 6:20
Isaiah 54:4
1 John 2:28
Romans 8:19
Philippians 2:17
Isaiah 50:7
1 Corinthians 7:34
References Christ
1 Peter 4:16
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Verse Explanation
Paul declares that his deepest expectation is that he will not be ashamed but will continue to honor Christ boldly whether he lives or dies, demonstrating that his ultimate goal is faithfulness rather than personal survival.
History
1st century AD: Christian faithfulness under imprisonment and possible execution was a significant theme within the early church.