Philippians 1:21

For Christ is my life, and death is my gain.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

22But if to live in the flesh, this shall be to me the fruit of the work, indeed I know not what I shall ask.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God was made unto us wisdom, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle may be taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

2 Corinthians 5:8but we are confident and delighted rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord.

Galatians 6:14But it would be impossible for me to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world:

Philippians 1:23But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; for this 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 →

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