²¹For me, to live is Christ^ak and to die is gain.^al ²²Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful^am work^an for me; and I don’t know which one I should choose.

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Cross references

ak Rm 14:7–9; Gl 2:19–20; Php 1:11,15; Col 2:6–3:11
al Rm 8:38–39; Php 3:7
am Mt 3:8; Rm 1:13; Gl 5:22
an Mk 14:6; Gl 3:10; Jms 2:14–26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 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!

NLTNew Living Translation

For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.

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