Parallel Verses
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.
Common New Testament
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
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
according to my
Cross References
Galatians 2:20
I have been
Philippians 1:20
according to my
Colossians 3:4
When Christ,
Isaiah 57:1-2
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from
Romans 8:35-39
Who will separate us from
1 Corinthians 1:30
But
1 Corinthians 3:22
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if
2 Corinthians 5:6
Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that
2 Corinthians 5:8
we are of good courage, I say, and
Galatians 6:14
But
Philippians 1:23
But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the
Philippians 2:21
For they all
1 Thessalonians 4:13-15
But
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘