I will continue to rejoice because I know that I will remain completely victorious spiritually. I earnestly expect to boldly honor Christ whether I live or die.

Philippians 1:18b-26

Furthermore, I will continue to rejoice, 19 because when I experience troubles, I know that some day God will say that he approves of what I have done (OR, that the Roman authorities will set me free). This will happen as a result of your praying for me, and as a result of God’s Spirit, whom Jesus Christ gave me, helping me. 20 I know that this will happen because I very confidently expect [DOU] that I will faithfully honor Christ. I expect that like I always have done, Christ will be greatly honored {I will continue now also to very boldly honor Christ} by means of all that I do [SYN, MTY], whether by the way I live or by the way I die.

21 As for me, I live in order to honor Christ. But if I die, it will be better for me than if I continue to live, because then I will be with him. 22 On the other hand, if I continue to live, that will enable me to continue to serve Christ effectively. As a result, I do not know which to choose. 23 That is, I am not sure which of those two I prefer. I long to leave this world and go to be with Christ, because that will be very much better for me. 24 Nevertheless, it is more important that I remain alive than that I go to be with Christ because you still need me to help you. 25 Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain alive and that I will go/come to be with you all. As a result, you will believe in Christ more firmly, and as a result of that, you will rejoice. 26 That is, you will be able to rejoice very greatly because of Christ Jesus bringing me to be with you again.