Philippians 1:22
To Live Is Christ
21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.22But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
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Berean Standard Bible
But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
American Standard Version (1901)
But if to live in the flesh,—if this shall bring fruit from my work, then what I shall choose I know not.
Bible in Basic English
But if I go on living in the flesh — if this is the fruit of my work — then I do not see what decision to make.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And if to live in the flesh, this is to me the fruit of labour, and what I shall choose I know not.
Free Bible Version
But if I'm to go on living here and this would be productive work, then I really don't know what's best to choose!
Geneva Bible 1599
And whether to liue in the flesh were profitable for me, and what to chuse I knowe not.
King James (Authorized) Version
But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
Plain English Version
Maybe they will not kill me, and I will keep on living in this body. Then I will keep on working for Jesus, and I will help more people know him properly. I don’t really know what will be best, for me to live, or for me to die.
Translation for Translators
On the other hand, if I continue to live, that will enable me to continue to serve Christ effectively. As a result, I do not know which to choose.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But if I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which to choose? I do not know.
Noah Webster Bible
But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor: yet what I shall choose I know not.
World English Bible
But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.
Young's Literal Translation
And if to live in the flesh [is] to me a fruit of work, then what shall I choose? I know not;