Philippians 1:21

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

To me, the only important thing about living is Christ. And even death would be for my benefit.

Cross References

Galatians 2:20

So I am not the one living now—it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God. He is the one who loved me and gave himself to save me.

2 Corinthians 5:8

So I say that we have confidence. And we really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:1

We know that our body—the tent we live in here on earth—will be destroyed. But when that happens, God will have a home for us to live in. It will not be the kind of home people build here. It will be a home in heaven that will continue forever.

Philippians 1:23

It would be a hard choice. Sometimes I want to leave this life and be with Christ. That would be much better for me;

Colossians 3:4

Yes, Christ is now your life, and when he comes again, you will share in his glory.

2 Corinthians 5:6

So we always have confidence. We know that while we live in this body, we are away from the Lord.

Philippians 1:20

I am full of hope and feel sure I will not have any reason to be ashamed. I am certain I will continue to have the same boldness to speak freely that I always have. I will let God use my life to bring more honor to Christ. It doesn’t matter whether I live or die.

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven. It said, “Write this: From now on there are great blessings for those who belong to the Lord when they die.” The Spirit says, “Yes, that is true. They will rest from their hard work. What they have done will stay with them.”

Galatians 6:14

I hope I will never boast about things like that. The cross of our Lord Jesus Christ is my only reason for boasting. Through Jesus’ death on the cross the world is dead to me, and I am dead to the world.

1 Corinthians 1:30

It is God who has made you part of Christ Jesus. And Christ has become for us wisdom from God. He is the reason we are right with God and pure enough to be in his presence. Christ is the one who set us free from sin.

Philippians 2:21

Others are interested only in their own lives. They don’t care about the work of Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 3:22

Paul, Apollos, Peter, the world, life, death, the present, and the future—all these are yours.

Philippians 1:22

If I continue living here on earth, I will be able to work for the Lord. But what would I choose—to live or to die? I don’t know.