Philippians 1:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Philippians 1:21

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

To live

Colossians 3:4

To die

Revelation 14:13

General references

Bible References

To live

as I heartily look for and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed: but that with all confidence, as always in times past, even so now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be through life, or else death.

For all others seek their own, and not that which is Jesus Christ's.

And unto him pertain ye, in Christ Jesus, which of God is made unto us wisdom, and also righteousness, and sanctifying, and redemption.

God forbid that I should rejoice but in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, whereby the world is crucified as touching me, and I as concerning the world.

When Christ, which is our life, shall show himself; then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

To die

I am constrained of two things. I desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which thing is best of all:

But in the mean season the righteous perisheth, and no man regardeth it in his heart. Good godly people are taken away, and no man considereth it. Namely, that the righteous is conveyed away through the wicked,

Who shall separate us from the love of God? Shall tribulation? Or anguish? Or persecution, other hunger? Other nakedness? Other peril? Other sword?

whether it be Paul, either Apollos, either Cephas: whether it be the world, or life, either death, whether they be present things or things to come: all are yours,

We know surely if our earthy mansion wherein we now dwell were destroyed, that we have a building ordained of God, a habitation not made with hands, but eternal in heaven:

I would not, brethren, have you ignorant concerning them which are fallen asleep, that ye sorrow not as others do which have no hope.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead, which hereafter die in the Lord: Even so, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors; but their works shall follow them.'"

General references

He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.

Happy is that servant: whom his master, when he cometh, shall find so doing.

"If ye love me, keep my commandments,

For none of us liveth his own servant: and also neither doth any of us die his own servant.