Philippians 1:23 Parallel Translations

I find it hard to choose between the two. I would like to leave this life and be with Christ. That's by far the better choice.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

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:

BBE:

I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better:

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

WEY:

I am in a dilemma, my earnest desire being to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better.

WBS:

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

WEB:

But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

YLT:

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

Philippians 1:23 Cross References

XREF:

John 12:26 "If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

2 Corinthians 5:8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

2 Timothy 4:6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

1:23 Having a desire to depart. His feelings would lead him to choose to depart from the flesh. See Php 1:24.
And to be with Christ. Note that with Paul to depart from the flesh, the body, is followed by going immediately to Christ.

WES:

1:23 To depart - Out of bonds, flesh, the world. And to be with Christ - In a nearer and fuller union. It is better to depart; it is far better to be with Christ.

MHC:

1:21-26 Death is a great loss to a carnal, worldly man, for he loses all his earthly comforts and all his hopes; but to a true believer it is gain, for it is the end of all his weakness and misery. It delivers him from all the evils of life, and brings him to possess the chief good. The apostle's difficulty was not between living in this world and living in heaven; between these two there is no comparison; but between serving Christ in this world and enjoying him in another. Not between two evil things, but between two good things; living to Christ and being with him. See the power of faith and of Divine grace; it can make us willing to die. In this world we are compassed with sin; but when with Christ, we shall escape sin and temptation, sorrow and death, for ever. But those who have most reason to desire to depart, should be willing to remain in the world as long as God has any work for them to do. And the more unexpected mercies are before they come, the more of God will be seen in them.

CONC:

Better Betwixt Christ Depart Departure Desire Dilemma Directions Earnest Hard-pressed Position Pressed Strait

Better Betwixt Christ Depart Departure Desire Directions Earnest Far Hard Hard-Pressed Pressed Strait Torn

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