Philippians 1:23

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Philippians 1:23

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

In

A desire

With

Far

Psalm 16:10

Psalm 73:24

Revelation 7:14

General references

Bible References

In

And David said to Gad, This is a hard decision for me to make: let us come into the hands of the Lord, for great are his mercies: let me not come into the hands of men.

For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete!

It is not our feelings to you which are narrow, but yours to us.

A desire

Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;

Now before the feast of the Passover, it was clear to Jesus that the time had come for him to go away from this world to the Father. Having once had love for those in the world who were his, his love for them went on to the end.

We are without fear, desiring to be free from the body, and to be with the Lord.

For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.

With

And ... without my flesh I will see God;

But God will get back my soul; for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah.)

But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,

And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise.

And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.

Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.

And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit.

We are without fear, desiring to be free from the body, and to be with the Lord.

Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we be for ever with the Lord.

And a voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Put in writing, There is a blessing on the dead who from now on come to their end in the Lord: yes, says the Spirit, that they may have rest from their troubles; for their works go with them.

Far

For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld; you will not let your loved one see the place of death.

Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.

And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.

General references

You have now been with your brothers for a long time; till this day you have been doing the orders of the Lord your God.

A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.

For every man's life and every man's death has a relation to others as well as to himself.