Philippians 1:23

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I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

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  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 Thus we are full of courage 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 as an offering, and the time for me to depart is at hand.
  • Job 19:26-27 : 26 And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God, 27 whom I will see for myself, and whom my own eyes will behold, and not another. My heart grows faint within me.
  • Ps 16:10-11 : 10 You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit. 11 You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
  • Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.
  • Luke 23:43 : 43 And Jesus said to him,“I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.”
  • John 12:26 : 26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
  • John 13:1 : 1 Washing the Disciples’ Feet Just before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.
  • John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.
  • John 17:24 : 24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
  • Acts 7:59 : 59 They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed,“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
  • Ps 49:15 : 15 But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety.(Selah)
  • Rev 7:14-17 : 14 So I said to him,“My lord, you know the answer.” Then he said to me,“These are the ones who have come 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, and the one seated on the throne will shelter them. 16 They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat, 17 because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and 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 say,“Write this:‘Blessed are the dead, those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’”“Yes,” says the Spirit,“so they can rest from their hard work, because their deeds will follow them.”
  • Luke 2:29-30 : 29 “Now, according to your word, Sovereign Lord, permit your servant to depart in peace. 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 I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!
  • 2 Cor 6:12 : 12 Our affection for you is not restricted, but you are restricted in your affections for us.
  • 1 Thess 2:1 : 1 Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, about our coming to you– it has not proven to be purposeless.
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.
  • 1 Thess 4:17 : 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be suddenly 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 by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor. 25 Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire no one but you on earth. 26 My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
  • 2 Sam 24:14 : 14 David said to Gad,“I am very upset! I prefer that we be attacked by the LORD, for his mercy is great; I do not want to be attacked by men!”

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  • Phil 1:17-22
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    86%

    17The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.

    18What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice.Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

    19for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

    20My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.

    21For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

    22Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:

  • Phil 1:24-27
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    24but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body.

    25And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

    26so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

    27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that– whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent– I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

  • 2 Cor 5:8-9
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    8Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

    9So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him.

  • 2 Tim 4:6
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    6For I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for me to depart is at hand.

  • Phil 3:7-14
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    7But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ.

    8More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things– indeed, I regard them as dung!– that I may gain Christ,

    9and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ’s faithfulness– a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ’s faithfulness.

    10My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death,

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

    12Keep Going Forward Not that I have already attained this– that is, I have not already been perfected– but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me.

    13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,

    14with this goal in mind, I strive toward 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 of voice, because I am perplexed about you.

  • 2 Pet 1:14
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    14since I know that my tabernacle will soon be removed, because our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. In fact, it would be better for me to die than– no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!

  • Rom 15:23
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    23But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

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

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • Phil 2:23
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    23So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation,

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

  • 1 Cor 15:31
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    31Every day I am in danger of death! This is as sure as my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • Phil 2:30
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    30since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.

  • 1 Cor 9:23
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    23I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.

  • 1 Cor 7:26
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    26Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you 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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    69%

    23except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.

    24But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news 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 may live to God.

    20I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

  • Phil 1:12-13
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    12Ministry as a Prisoner I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:

    13The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • Phil 2:20
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    20For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.

  • 1 Thess 3:1
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    1So when we could bear it no longer, we decided to stay on in Athens alone.

  • Phil 4:13
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    13I am able to do all things through the one who strengthens me.

  • Phlm 1:15
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    15For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,

  • 2 Cor 5:2
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    2For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,

  • Phil 2:16
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    16by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

  • Heb 13:19
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    19I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon.