Thematic Bible
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The atonement » Saints glorify God for
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that [life] I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God with your body.
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according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Paul
For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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death » Preparation for
And if you call on [him] [as] Father who judges impartially according to each one's work, conduct yourselves with fear during the time of your temporary residence,
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It is necessary [for] us to do the deeds of the one who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work!
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"Let me know, O Yahweh, my end, and what is the measure of my days. Let me know how transient I [am]."
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In those days Hezekiah became {deathly ill}, and Isaiah the son of Amoz the prophet came to him and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Command your house, for you [are about] to die; you will not recover.'"
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Whoever is joined to all the living has hope. After all, even a live dog is better than a dead lion!
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For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live [or] whether we die, we are the Lord's.
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For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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For here we do not have a permanent city, but we seek the [city] that is to come.
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If only they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern {for themselves their end}.
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Look [away] from me that I may be cheerful, before I depart and I am no more.
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So teach [us] to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
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Whatever your hand finds to do--do [it] with [all] your might; for in Sheol--where you are going--no one works, plans, knows, or thinks about anything.
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The light is sweet, and it [is] pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in all of them! Let him remember that the days of the darkness will be many-- all that is coming [is] vanity!
For Sheol cannot praise you; death [cannot] praise you. Those who go down [to the] pit cannot hope for your faithfulness. [The] living, [the] living one praises you like me today; a father will make your faithfulness known to children.
"{You must be prepared for action} and [your] lamps burning. And you, [be] like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that [when he] comes back and knocks, they can open [the door] for him immediately. Blessed [are] those slaves whom the master will find on the alert [when he] returns! Truly I say to you that he will dress himself for service and have them recline at the table and will come by [and] serve them.
Instead you should say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."
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death » Who has hope in their death
according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown, and the righteous will find refuge in his death.
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death » Desired » Paul
For indeed, in this [house] we groan, [because we] desire to put on our dwelling from heaven,
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so we are confident and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
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according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain. But if [it is] to live in the flesh, this [is] fruitful work for me, and which I will prefer [I do] not know. read more.
But I am hard pressed {between the two options}, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, {for this is very much better}.
But I am hard pressed {between the two options}, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, {for this is very much better}.
death » Of the righteous » Great gain
For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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the Death of saints » Is gain
For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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Decision » Instances of » The disciples
I have fought the good fight, I have completed the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, the crown of righteousness is reserved for me, that the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have loved his appearing.
according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
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And he was speaking and debating with the {Greek-speaking Jews}, but they were trying to do away with him.
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And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers.
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for even if I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
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Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God."
And Peter said, "Behold, we have left {all that is ours} [and] followed you."
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And now I stand here on trial on the basis of hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,
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Dying » Of the righteous » Great gain
For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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Life » Of the spirit spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
Because for this reason also the gospel was preached to those who are dead, so that they were judged {by human standards} in the flesh, but they may live in the spirit {by God's standards}.
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For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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Life » Spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
Because for this reason also the gospel was preached to those who are dead, so that they were judged {by human standards} in the flesh, but they may live in the spirit {by God's standards}.
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For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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natural Life » Should be spent in » Living unto God
For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live [or] whether we die, we are the Lord's.
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For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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Man » Vanquished of the righteous » Great gain
For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But I consider [my] life [as] worth {nothing} to myself, in order to finish my mission and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify [to] the gospel of the grace of God.
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according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
The righteous » Seed of death of » Great gain
For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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Spiritual » Life » Christ the supreme object of
Because for this reason also the gospel was preached to those who are dead, so that they were judged {by human standards} in the flesh, but they may live in the spirit {by God's standards}.
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For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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Tact » Paul » In turning the preaching of his adversaries to advantage
so that you may approve what is superior, in order that you may be sincere and blameless in the day of Christ, having been filled [with the] fruit of righteousness which [comes] through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God. Now I want you to know, brothers, that {my circumstances} have happened instead for the progress of the gospel, read more.
so that my imprisonment in Christ has become known in the whole praetorium and to all the rest, and most of the brothers, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, dare [even] more to speak the word without fear. Some even because of envy and strife preach Christ, but some also because of good will. The latter [do so] from love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction in my imprisonment. {What is the result?} Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. But also I will rejoice, for I know that this will turn out to me for deliverance through your prayer and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain. But if [it is] to live in the flesh, this [is] fruitful work for me, and which I will prefer [I do] not know.
so that my imprisonment in Christ has become known in the whole praetorium and to all the rest, and most of the brothers, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, dare [even] more to speak the word without fear. Some even because of envy and strife preach Christ, but some also because of good will. The latter [do so] from love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction in my imprisonment. {What is the result?} Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. But also I will rejoice, for I know that this will turn out to me for deliverance through your prayer and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain. But if [it is] to live in the flesh, this [is] fruitful work for me, and which I will prefer [I do] not know.