Philippians 1:23 KJV — MannaFest

Philippians 1:23

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

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ASV

But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

WEB

I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

YLT

for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,

DBT

But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, [for] [it is] very much better,

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Philippians — A prison letter dominated by joy. Four chapters move from partnership in the gospel through the humility of Christ to pressing on to contentment.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 61–62, from Roman imprisonment

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Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Luke 23:43
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Psalms 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Colossians 3:2
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

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Those who know the value of Christ and heaven will readily acknowledge it far better to be in heaven than to be in this world, to be with Christ than to be with any creature; for in this world we are compassed about with sin, born to trouble, born again to it; but, if we come to be with Christ, farewell sin and temptation, farewell sorrow and death, for ever.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The partial life eternal is in the interval between death and Christ's second advent; the perfectional, at that advent [BISHOP PEARSON]. To depart is better than to remain in the flesh; to be with Christ is far, far better; a New Testament hope (Heb 12:24), [BENGEL].

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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