Philippians 1:23

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  • ΠΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΗΣΙΟΥΣ 1:23 συνέχομαι γὰρ ἐκ τῶν δύο τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν ἔχων εἰς τὸ ἀναλῦσαι καὶ σὺν Χριστῷ εἶναι πολλῷ μᾶλλον κρεῖσσον·

(Textus Receptus, Theodore Beza, 1598)

  • Philippians 1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

(King James Version, Pure Cambridge Edition 1900)

  • Philippians 1:23 Because I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

(Textus Receptus Version)

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Greek

Textus Receptus

Colinæus

Stephanus (Robert Estienne)

See Also Matthew 1:1 Beza 1598 (Beza)

  • 1604 (Beza Octavo 5th)

Elzevir

Scholz

Scrivener

  • 1894 (? ????? ???T???)

Other Greek

  • 1857 (Tregelles' Greek New Testament)
  • (Tischendorf 8th Ed.)
  • 1881 (Westcott & Hort)
  • (Greek orthodox Church)

Anglo Saxon Translations

  • 1000 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Manuscript 140, Corpus Christi College by Aelfric)
  • 1200 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Hatton Manuscript 38, Bodleian Library by unknown author)

English Translations

  • 1395 But Y am constreyned of twei thingis, Y haue desire to be dissolued, and to be with Crist, it is myche more betere; but to dwelle in fleisch, (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)
  • 1535 I shal chose, for both these thinges lye harde vpon me. I desyre to be lowsed, & to be with Christ, which thinge were moch better (for me) (Coverdale Bible)
  • 1540 For I am constrayned of these two thinges. I desyre to be loosed, & to be wt Christ which is moche & far better. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)
  • 1549 I wote not. I am constrayned of two thinges: I desire to be lowsed and to be wyth Christe, whiche thinge is best of all. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)
  • 1568 For I am in a strayte betwixt two, hauyng a desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which is much farre better. (Bishop's Bible First Edition
  • 1611 For I am in a strait betwixt two, hauing a desire to depart, & to bee with Christ, which is farre better. (King James Version)
  • 1729 I am doubly press'd between my desire to depart, in order to be with Christ, which is by far the best for ME; (Mace New Testament)
  • 1745 But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)
  • 1770 for I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is much preferable: (Worsley Version by John Worsley)
  • 1790 For I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)
  • 1795 For I am in a strait between the two, having an earnest longing to be dissolved, and to be with Christ, for this is far, far better: (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)
  • 1833 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)
  • 1835 for I am in a strait between the two, having a strong desire to depart and be with Christ, which is by far the better. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)
  • 1851 For the two press upon me: I desire to be liberated, that I may be with the Messiah; and this would be very advantageous to me. (Murdock Translation)
  • 1858 But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better; (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)
  • 1865 but am constrained by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better; (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)
  • 1869 but I am held in a strait by the two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; for it is far better; (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)
  • 1885 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)
  • 1890 But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, [for it is] very much better, (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)
  • 1902 I am held in constraint, however, by reason of the two,––having, the coveting, to be released, and to be with, Christ, for it were far better! (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)
  • 1902 But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; for this is far better: (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)
  • 1904 but I am constrained by the two; having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for it is far better; (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)
  • 1904 My own desire is to depart and be with Christ, for this would be far better. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)
  • 1911 (Syrus Scofield)
  • 1912 I am in a dilemma, my earnest desire being to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better. (Weymouth New Testament)
  • 1918 But I am in a strait between two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better: (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)
  • 1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)
  • 1995 But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)
  • (BBE)
  • I am pressured by both. I have the desire to depart and be with Christ—which is far better— (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
  • For I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better; (21st Century King James Version)
  • But I don’t know what I prefer. I’m torn between the two because I want to leave this life and be with Christ, which is far better. (Common English Bible)
  • I find it hard to choose between the two. I would like to leave this life and be with Christ. That’s by far the better choice. (GOD’S WORD Translation)
  • It is a hard choice to make. I want to die and be with Christ, because that would be much better. (Contemporary English Version)
  • I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. (New Living Translation)
  • But I am hard pressed between the two. My yearning desire is to depart (to be free of this world, to set forth) and be with Christ, for that is far, far better; (Amplified Bible)
  • 22-26 As long as I’m alive in this body, there is good work for me to do. If I had to choose right now, I hardly know which I’d choose. Hard choice! The desire to break camp here and be with Christ is powerful. Some days I can think of nothing better. But most days, because of what you are going through, I am sure that it’s better for me to stick it out here. So I plan to be around awhile, companion to you as your growth and joy in this life of trusting God continues. You can start looking forward to a great reunion when I come visit you again. We’ll be praising Christ, enjoying each other. (The Message)
  • I can’t decide between the two. I long to leave this world and be with Christ. That is better by far. (New International Reader's Version)
  • But Y am constreyned of twei thingis, Y haue desire to be dissolued, and to be with Crist, it is myche more betere; but to dwelle in fleisch, (Wycliffe New Testament)

Foreign Language Versions

  • فاني محصور من الاثنين. لي اشتهاء ان انطلق واكون مع المسيح. ذاك افضل جدا. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)
  • ܐܠܨܢ ܠܝ ܓܝܪ ܬܪܬܝܗܝܢ ܠܡܦܛܪ ܪܓܝܓ ܐܢܐ ܕܥܡ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܘܗܕܐ ܛܒ ܦܩܚܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܝ (Aramaic Peshitta)
  • Ecen hertsen naiz alde bietaric, desir dudalaric partitzera eta Christequin içatera: ecen haur vnguiz hobeago dut:
  • 1940 но съм на тясно между двете, понеже имам желание да отида и да бъда с Христа, защото, това би било много по-добре; (Bulgarian Bible)
  • 1 我 正 在 两 难 之 间 , 情 愿 离 世 与 基 督 同 在 , 因 为 这 是 好 得 无 比 的 。 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))
  • 1 我 正 在 兩 難 之 間 , 情 願 離 世 與 基 督 同 在 , 因 為 這 是 好 得 無 比 的 。 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))
  • mais je suis pressé des deux côtés, ayant le désir de déloger et d'être avec Christ, car cela est de beaucoup meilleur; (French Darby)
  • 1744 Car je suis pressé des deux [côtés] : mon désir tendant bien à déloger, et à être avec Christ, ce qui m'est beaucoup meilleur; (Martin 1744)
  • 1744 Car je suis pressé des deux côtés, ayant le désir de déloger et d'être avec Christ, ce qui me serait beaucoup meilleur; (Ostervald 1744)
  • 1545 Denn es liegt mir beides hart an: Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden und bei Christo zu sein, welches auch viel besser wäre: (Luther 1545)
  • 1871 Ich werde aber von beidem bedrängt, indem ich Lust habe, abzuscheiden und bei Christo zu sein, denn es ist weit (Eig. um vieles mehr) besser; (Elberfelder 1871)
  • 1912 Denn es liegt mir beides hart an: ich habe Lust, abzuscheiden und bei Christo zu sein, was auch viel besser wäre; (Luther 1912)
  • 1649 Perciocchè io son distretto da’ due lati; avendo il desiderio di partire di quest’albergo, e di esser con Cristo, il che mi sarebbe di gran lunga migliore;(Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)
  • 1927 Io sono stretto dai due lati: ho desiderio di partire e d’esser con Cristo, perché è cosa di gran lunga migliore; (Riveduta Bible 1927)
  • coartor autem e duobus desiderium habens dissolvi et cum Christo esse multo magis melius Latin Vulgate
  • 1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)
  • 1996 (Pidgin King Jems)
  • 2010 Sînt strîns din două părţi: aş dori să mă mut şi să fiu împreună cu Hristos, căci ar fi cu mult mai bine; (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)
  • 1876 Влечет меня то и другое: имею желание разрешиться и быть со Христом, потому что это несравненно лучше; Russian Synodal Version

Phonetically:

  • Porque de ambas cosas estoy puesto en estrecho, teniendo deseo de ser desatado, y estar con Cristo, lo cual es mucho mejor: (RVG Spanish)
  • 1917 Jag drages åt båda hållen. Ty väl åstundar jag att bryta upp och vara hos Kristus, vilket ju vore mycket bättre; (Swedish - Svenska 1917)
  • 1905 Sapagka't ako'y nagigipit sa magkabila, akong may nasang umalis at suma kay Cristo; sapagka't ito'y lalong mabuti: (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)
  • 1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)
  • 1934 Tôi bị ép giữa hai bề muốn đi ở với Ðấng Christ, là điều rất tốt hơn; (VIET)

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