Philippians 1:21
For Christ is to me both in life, and in death aduantage.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
In Context
22And whether to liue in the flesh were profitable for me, and what to chuse I knowe not.
Cross References
Isaiah 57:1The righteous perisheth, and no man considereth it in heart: and mercifull men are taken away, and no man vnderstandeth that the righteous is taken away from the euill to come.
1 Corinthians 1:30But ye are of him in Christ Iesus, who of God is made vnto vs wisedome and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption,
2 Corinthians 5:1For we knowe that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be destroyed, we haue a building giuen of God, that is, an house not made with handes, but eternall in the heauens.
2 Corinthians 5:8Neuerthelesse, we are bolde, and loue rather to remoue out of the body, and to dwell with the Lord.
Galatians 6:14But God forbid that I should reioyce, but in ye crosse of our Lord Iesus Christ, whereby the world is crucified vnto me, and I vnto ye world.
Philippians 1:23For I am distressed betweene both, desiring to be loosed and to be with Christ, which is best of all.
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 →