Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 57:1The righteous man perisheth, and no one layeth it to heart; And pious men are taken away, and none considereth That because of the evil the righteous man is taken away.
1 Corinthians 1:30But from him it is that ye are in Christ Jesus, who from God was made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption;
2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that, if our earthly tent-habitation be destroyed, we have a building provided by God, a house not made with hands, everlasting, in the heavens.
2 Corinthians 5:8and are well pleased rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
Galatians 6:14But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.
Philippians 1:23but I am held in a strait by the two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; for it is far better;
Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:13-21
The Apostle's Success and Joy. ( a. d. 62.) 12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; 13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; 14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. 15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 The one preach Christ of contention,… Read the whole commentary →