Philippians 1:20

Conservative English Version

I honestly expect and hope that I will never do anything to be ashamed of. Whether I live or die, I always want to be as brave as I am now and bring honor to Christ.

Cross References

Psalm 119:116

Be true to your word, LORD. Keep me alive and strong; don't let me be ashamed because of my hope.

Psalm 119:80

Let me truly respect your laws, so I won't be ashamed.

Psalm 25:2

and I trust you. Don't make me ashamed or let enemies defeat me.

Psalm 62:5

Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him.

Proverbs 10:28

If you obey the Lord, you will be happy, but there is no future for the wicked.

Proverbs 23:18

Then you will truly have hope for the future.

Isaiah 45:17

But Israel, I, the LORD, will always keep you safe and free from shame.

Isaiah 50:7

But the LORD God keeps me from being disgraced. So I refuse to give up, because I know God will never let me down.

Isaiah 54:4

Don't be afraid or ashamed and don't be discouraged. You won't be disappointed. Forget how sinful you were when you were young; stop feeling ashamed for being left a widow.

John 21:19

Jesus said this to tell how Peter would die and bring honor to God. Then he said to Peter, "Follow me!"

Acts 20:24

But I don't care what happens to me, as long as I finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do. And that work is to tell the good news about God's great kindness.

Acts 21:13

But Paul answered, "Why are you crying and breaking my heart? I am not only willing to be put in jail for the Lord Jesus. I am even willing to die for him in Jerusalem!"

Acts 4:31

After they had prayed, the meeting place shook. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and bravely spoke God's message.

Romans 12:1

Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God.

Romans 5:5

that will never disappoint us. All of this happens because God has given us the Holy Spirit, who fills our hearts with his love.

Romans 6:13

or let any part of it become a slave of evil. Give yourselves to God, as people who have been raised from death to life. Make every part of your body a slave that pleases God.

Romans 6:19

I am using these everyday examples, because in some ways you are still weak. You used to let the different parts of your body be slaves of your evil thoughts. But now you must make every part of your body serve God, so that you will belong completely to him.

Romans 8:19

In fact, all creation is eagerly waiting for God to show who his children are.

Romans 9:33

just as God says in the Scriptures, "Look! I am placing in Zion a stone to make people stumble and fall. But those who have faith in that one will never be disappointed."

1 Corinthians 15:31

and face death every day? The pride that I have in you because of Christ Jesus our Lord is what makes me say this.

1 Corinthians 6:20

God paid a great price for you. So use your body to honor God.

1 Corinthians 7:34

So he is pulled in two directions. Unmarried women and women who have never been married worry only about pleasing the Lord, and they keep their bodies and minds pure. But a married woman worries about the things of this world, because she wants to please her husband.

2 Corinthians 10:8

Maybe I brag a little too much about the authority that the Lord gave me to help you and not to hurt you. Yet I am not embarrassed to brag.

2 Corinthians 3:12

This wonderful hope makes us feel like speaking freely.

2 Corinthians 4:10

We face death every day because of Jesus. Our bodies show what his death was like, so that his life can also be seen in us.

2 Corinthians 5:15

And Christ did die for all of us. He died so we would no longer live for ourselves, but for the one who died and was raised to life for us.

2 Corinthians 7:14

We had told him how much we thought of you, and you did not disappoint us. Just as we have always told you the truth, so everything we told him about you has also proved to be true.

2 Corinthians 7:4

I trust you completely. I am always proud of you, and I am greatly encouraged. In all my trouble I am still very happy.

Philippians 1:14

Now most of the Lord's followers have become brave and are fearlessly telling the message.

Philippians 2:17

Your faith in the Lord and your service are like a sacrifice offered to him. And my own blood may have to be poured out with the sacrifice. If this happens, I will be glad and rejoice with you.

Colossians 1:24

I am glad that I can suffer for you. I am pleased also that in my own body I can continue the suffering of Christ for his body, the church.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

I pray that God, who gives peace, will make you completely holy. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept healthy and faultless until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

1 Peter 4:16

Don't be ashamed to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God that you belong to him.

1 John 2:28

Children, stay one in your hearts with Christ. Then when he returns, we will have confidence and won't have to hide in shame.