Philippians 1:21-30
To Live Is CHRIST
21 "For
to me, to live is CHRIST
and to die is gain.
22 But
if I am to live on in the flesh, this will
mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to
choose.
23 But
I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to
depart and be with CHRIST,
for that is very much better;
24 yet
to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.
25 Convinced
of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress
and joy in THE
FAITH,
26 so
that your proud confidence in me may abound in CHRIST JESUS through my coming to you again.
27 Only
conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of CHRIST, so that
whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you
are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving
together for THE FAITH
OF THE GOSPEL;
28 in
no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of
destruction for them, but of SALVATION for you, and that too, from GOD.
29 For
to you it has been granted for CHRIST’s sake, not only to believe in HIM, but
also to suffer for HIS sake,
30 experiencing
the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in
me."
