 | 1856 - 466 pagini
...and which I shall choose, I will not say. And I am in a strait betwixt the two, 23 having a desire to depart and be with Christ ; for that is far better ; but to abide in the flesh is more needful for 2* your sakes. And being persuaded of this, I know that 25 I... | |
 | William Gay Ballantine - 1923 - 468 pagini
...always, so now Christ may be honored in my body, whether by my life or by my death. For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain. If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful work for me. I know not which to choose. I am under pressure both ways, having the desire to depart... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1973 - 154 pagini
...Apostle Paul, NICK would accept death as a new beginning rather than as an end, I believe, Paul wrote: If it is to be life in the flesh that means fruitful...depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. Today I remember NICK with a touch of sadness because he is gone, but also with joy because he was... | |
 | Maurice Wiles, Mark Santer - 1975 - 282 pagini
...passage alone. ' Which I shall choose, I cannot tell. I feel the strong pull of the two. I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is necessary on your account [Phil- 1 : 23-4].' It is not clear whether it is, ' Of the two I have a desire... | |
 | Robert H. Gundry - 2005 - 284 pagini
...in Phil 1 : 2o-4 : ' Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me . . . My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh... | |
 | James M. Efird - 1980 - 240 pagini
...death for himself and prefers that alternative! "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. . . . My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better." (1:21-23) tically oriented apocalypticism of the Thessalonian correspondence with its emphasis on an... | |
 | John H. Hewett - 1980 - 132 pagini
...Lord. We even hear echoes of this sentiment in the letters of Paul: "For me ... to die is gain. . . . My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better" (Phil. 1:21, 23). Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, gives us a classic example of how suicidal desires for... | |
 | Geoffrey Wainwright - 1984 - 626 pagini
...concerning his own wish to be 'away from the body and at home with the Lord' (z Corinthians 5 :8), 'my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better' (Philippians i :23). The immediate and intermediate state of the faithful departed is more readily... | |
 | Peter F. Ellis - 1982 - 302 pagini
...honored in my body, whether by life or by death. 2lFor to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful...labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.... | |
 | Fred O. Francis, J. Paul Sampley - 1984 - 420 pagini
...from the wrath to come. • 1 Thess 4:1 5 Phil 1 "For to me to live U Christ, «id to die ii gain. 22 If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful...labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 2)I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.... | |
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If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me, yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I'm hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; but to remain in the flesh is more necessary... 
