Philippians 1:21

New Century Version

To me the only important thing about living is Christ, and dying would be profit for me.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:30

Because of God you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God. In Christ we are put right with God, and have been made holy, and have been set free from sin.

1 Corinthians 3:22

Paul, Apollos, and Peter; the world, life, death, the present, and the future—all these belong to you.

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 house for us. It will not be a house made by human hands; instead, it will be a home in heaven that will last forever.

2 Corinthians 5:6

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

2 Corinthians 5:8

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

Galatians 2:20

I was put to death on the cross with Christ, and I do not live anymore—it is Christ who lives in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself to save me.

Galatians 6:14

I hope I will never brag about things like that. The cross of our Lord Jesus Christ is my only reason for bragging. Through the cross of Jesus my world was crucified, and I died to the world.

Philippians 1:20

I expect and hope that I will not fail Christ in anything but that I will have the courage now, as always, to show the greatness of Christ in my life here on earth, whether I live or die.

Philippians 1:22

If I continue living in my body, I will be able to work for the Lord. I do not know what to choose—living or dying.

Philippians 1:23

It is hard to choose between the two. I want to leave this life and be with Christ, which is much better,

Philippians 2:21

Other people are interested only in their own lives, not in the work of Jesus Christ.

Colossians 3:4

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

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die from now on in the Lord.” The Spirit says, “Yes, they will rest from their hard work, and the reward of all they have done stays with them.”