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Philippians 1:23
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21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I1 cannot tell.  
23 1For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a adesire to depart and be with Christ, which is bfar better.  
24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.
25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,
26 that ayour rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.  

Striving and Suffering for Christ

27 Only alet your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, bwith one mind cstriving together for the faith of the gospel,  
28 and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but1 to you of salvation, and that from God.  
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Philippians 1:23

I am in a strait (sunexomai). "I am held together." Present passive indicative of the common compound verb sunexw, to hold together, to hem together as in Luke 8:45. "I am hemmed in on both sides" (Lightfoot).

Betwixt the two (ek twn duo). "From the two (sides)." Pressure to live on, pressure to die and be with Christ.

To depart (eiv to analusai). Purpose clause, eiv to and the aorist active infinitive analusai, old compound verb, to unloose (as threads), to break up, to return (Luke 12:36, only other N.T. example), to break up camp (Polybius), to weigh anchor and put out to sea, to depart (often in old Greek and papyri). Cf. kataluw in II Corinthians 5:1 for tearing down the tent.

Very far better (pollw mallon kreisson). Double comparative (triple Lightfoot calls it because of pollw) like Isocrates and the Koin‚ often. See II Corinthians 7:13 for perissoterwv mallon. Pollw is the instrumental case of measure (by much).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Philippians 1:23:

Matthew 4:24
Mark 4:19
Mark 7:36
Luke 4:38
Luke 8:37
Luke 9:31
Luke 12:36
Luke 12:50
1 Corinthians 7:29
2 Corinthians 5:14
2 Corinthians 7:13
2 Corinthians 12:10
Galatians 5:16
1 Thessalonians 4:17
2 Timothy 4:6
Hebrews 7:15
James 1:14
3 John 1:4
Revelation 9:6

 

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