Philippians 1:21

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

Philippians 1:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
ESV
21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
NLT
21 For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.
MSG
21 Alive, I'm Christ's messenger; dead, I'm his bounty. Life versus even more life! I can't lose.
CSB
21 For me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

Philippians 1:21 In-Context

19 for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.
20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!
23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;

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