Philippians 1:23

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

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  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
  • 2 Tim 4:6 : 6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is near.
  • Job 19:26-27 : 26 And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God. 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!
  • Ps 16:10-11 : 10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You allow Your faithful one to see decay. 11 You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
  • Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.
  • Luke 23:43 : 43 And Jesus replied, 'Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in paradise.'
  • John 12:26 : 26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  • John 13:1 : 1 Now, before the Passover festival, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, loved them to the very end.
  • John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am, you may be also.
  • John 17:24 : 24 Father, I desire that those You have given Me may be with Me where I am, to see My glory, the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
  • Acts 7:59 : 59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'
  • Ps 49:15 : 15 Like sheep, they are appointed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will decay in the grave, far from lofty dwellings.
  • Rev 7:14-17 : 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.' 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will spread his shelter over them. 16 They will no longer hunger or thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
  • Rev 14:13 : 13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them."
  • Luke 2:29-30 : 29 "Now, Lord, you can let your servant depart in peace, according to your word. 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,
  • Luke 8:38 : 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
  • Luke 12:50 : 50 But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!
  • 2 Cor 6:12 : 12 You are not limited by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.
  • 1 Thess 2:1 : 1 Brothers and sisters, you yourselves know that our visit to you was not without purpose.
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 For this reason, we also thank God constantly, because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a message from men but as what it truly is—the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
  • 1 Thess 4:17 : 17 After that, we who are alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
  • Ps 73:24-26 : 24 You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me into glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You. 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
  • 2 Sam 24:14 : 14 David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are many, but do not let me fall into human hands."

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  • Phil 1:17-22
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    17The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.

    18What does it matter? Regardless, in every way—whether from false motives or in truth—Christ is proclaimed. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice.

    19For I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, this will result in my deliverance.

    20My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

    21For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

    22Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful labor for me. Yet I do not know what I shall choose.

  • Phil 1:24-27
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    24but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

    25Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

    26so that because of my coming to you again, your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound.

    27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel.

  • 2 Cor 5:8-9
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    8We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

    9So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

  • 2 Tim 4:6
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    6For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is near.

  • Phil 3:7-14
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    7But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss because of Christ.

    8Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ,

    9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.

    10I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

    11and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.

    12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

    13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

    14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

  • Gal 4:20
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    20I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.

  • 2 Pet 1:14
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    14knowing that the laying aside of my tent is imminent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30since you are experiencing the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel on your behalf.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15But I have not made use of any of these rights, and I am not writing this to make it happen for me. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.

  • Rom 15:23
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    23But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,

  • Col 2:5
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    5For even though I am absent in the body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your orderly conduct and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

  • Phil 2:23
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    23Therefore, I hope to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.

  • Phil 1:8
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    8For God is my witness, how I yearn for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

  • 1 Cor 15:31
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    31I face death every day—yes, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • Phil 2:30
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    30because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for what was lacking in your service to me.

  • 1 Cor 9:23
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    23I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.

  • 1 Cor 7:26
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    26Because of the present distress, I think it is good for a person to remain as they are.

  • Rom 9:2
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    2I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

  • Acts 20:23-24
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    23'Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that chains and afflictions await me.'

    24'But I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus—to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.'

  • Gal 2:19-20
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    69%

    19For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ.

    20I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

  • Phil 1:12-13
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    12Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel.

    13As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16I planned to pass through your area on my way to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, so you could assist me on my journey to Judea.

  • Phil 2:20
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    20For I have no one else like him, who will genuinely care about your concerns.

  • 1 Thess 3:1
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    1Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it best to remain in Athens alone.

  • Phil 4:13
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    13I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

  • Phlm 1:15
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    15For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever.

  • 2 Cor 5:2
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    2Meanwhile, we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,

  • Phil 2:16
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    16holding fast to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I did not labor or run in vain.

  • Heb 13:19
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    19I urge you all the more earnestly to do this so that I may be restored to you more quickly.