Philippians 1:21

For to me to live is Moshiach + 1:21 Ga 2:20 and to die is revach (gain, profit, hanaa).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20It is my confident tikvah that in nothing I will be put to bushah (shame), but with all ometz lev + 1:20 Josh 1:7 (courage, boldness) as always, even now, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach will be magnified in my basar, + 1:20 Pp 1:13 whether through Chayyim (Life) or through Mavet (Death).

22But if it means I am to go on living in the basar, this for me is p'ri for Hashem in the work of avodas kodesh ministry. What will I choose? I do not have da'as,

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Cross References

Isaiah 57:1The tzaddik perisheth, 1 and no ish layeth it to lev; 1 and anshei chesed are taken away, 1 none considering that the tzaddik is taken away 1 from the ra'ah (evil, calamity) to come. 1

1 Corinthians 1:30But you are of Hashem in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua who became to us chochmah (wisdom) from Hashem, our Tzidkanut (Righteousness) and our Kedushah (Holiness) and our Geulah LaOlam (Redemption to the world), + 1:30 Jer 23:5,6; 33:16

2 Corinthians 5:1For we have da'as that if the beit mishkaneinu + 5:1 Job 4:19; 2C 4:7 is made churban, we have a bais from Hashem, not made with hands, a Bais L'olamim b'Shomayim. + 5:1 Isa 38:12

2 Corinthians 5:8Therefore we have bitachon and are pleased rather to leave home from the basar and to be at home with Adoneinu. + 5:8 Pp 1:23

Galatians 6:14But may it not be to me to boast, except in HaEtz HaMoshiach + 6:14 Dt 21:23 Yehoshua Adoneinu, through whom the Olam Hazeh has become nevelah talui al HaEtz + 6:14 Dt 21:23 (corpse hanging on the tree) to me, and I have become a nevelah talui al HaEtz (corpse hanging on the tree) to the Olam Hazeh.

Philippians 1:23I am kleir (deliberating). I am pulled two drakhim (ways) by a happy dilemma, on the one tzad (side) having the desire to depart and be with Moshiach, for this is much better. + 1:23 2C 5:8

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 →

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