Parallel Verses
Common New Testament
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
New American Standard Bible
For to me,
King James Version
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Holman Bible
For me, living is Christ
International Standard Version
For to me, to go on living is the Messiah, and to die is gain.
A Conservative Version
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
American Standard Version
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Amplified
For to me, to live is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to live] and to die is gain [for I will be with Him in eternity].
An Understandable Version
For life to me is Christ, and if I die, it would be gain.
Anderson New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Bible in Basic English
For to me life is Christ and death is profit.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and if I die, I gain.
Darby Translation
For for me to live is Christ, and to die gain;
Godbey New Testament
For Christ is my life, and death is my gain.
Goodspeed New Testament
For, as I see it, living means Christ and dying something even better.
John Wesley New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Julia Smith Translation
For me to live is Christ, and to die gain.
King James 2000
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
Modern King James verseion
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For Christ is to me life, and death is to me advantage.
Moffatt New Testament
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
Montgomery New Testament
For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
NET Bible
For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
New Heart English Bible
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Noyes New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Sawyer New Testament
Because for me to live is Christ and to die is gain.
The Emphasized Bible
For, unto me - living, is Christ, and, dying, gain.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.
Webster
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Weymouth New Testament
For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Williams New Testament
For to me living means Christ and dying brings gain.
World English Bible
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Worrell New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Worsley New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain: and if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor:
Youngs Literal Translation
for to me to live is Christ, and to die gain.
Themes
The atonement » Saints glorify God for
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Paul
death » Who has hope in their death
death » Of the righteous » Great gain
Decision » Instances of » The disciples
Dying » Of the righteous » Great gain
Life » Of the spirit spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
Life » Spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
natural Life » Should be spent in » Living unto God
Man » Vanquished of the righteous » Great gain
Ministers » Should be » Devoted
The righteous » Seed of death of » Great gain
Spiritual » Life » Christ the supreme object of
Tact » Paul » In turning the preaching of his adversaries to advantage
Topics
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about Philippians 1:21
Devotionals containing Philippians 1:21
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Philippians 1:21
Prayers for Philippians 1:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living Is Christ
20 as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I do not know.
Cross References
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Philippians 1:20
as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Colossians 3:4
When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Romans 8:35-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
1 Corinthians 3:22
whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future; all belong to you,
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 Corinthians 5:6
Therefore we are always of good courage; and we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, I say, and would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Galatians 6:14
But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Philippians 1:23
I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better;
Philippians 2:21
For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-15
But we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them."