23I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;
23I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;
20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that 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 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!
23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;
24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
1:23For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
1:23But I am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better.
1:23But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:
1:23But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, for it is very much better,
1:23But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:
1:23For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
1:23But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
1:23for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,
1:23For I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: