Philippians 1:23

Plain English Version

I want to do both. I want to leave this body and go to be with Jesus Christ. That will be a lot better for me.

Cross References

Luke 23:43

Jesus said, “All right. Listen, you will be with me today, in God’s good place called Paradise. That’s for sure.” (We have not yet translated 23:44—24:12. You can read those stories and messages in Mark 15:33—16:20. They are about how Jesus died, and then people buried him, but after that, he came alive again.)

John 12:26

If anyone wants to work for me, they have to follow me. Wherever I go, my workers will go. And if anyone works for me, my father will say they are good.

John 13:1

It was just before the Jewish Passover ceremony, and Jesus and his followers sat down to eat together. Jesus knew that it was nearly time for him to leave this world and go back to his father. While he was in the world, he always showed his followers that he loved them. And he kept on loving them right to the end of his time on earth. Before this time, the devil, the boss over the bad spirits, gave one of Jesus’s followers the idea of turning against Jesus. That follower’s name was Judas. He was the son of a man called Simon Iscariot. Jesus and his followers were sitting at the table,

John 14:3

And after everything is ready, I will come back and get you. Then you will live with me for ever.

John 17:24

Father, you gave me these people, and I want them to be with me. I want them to see that you gave me the same great power that you have. You loved me and gave me that power before we made the world.

Acts 7:59

Those men kept on hitting Stephen with big stones. Then he called out, “Jesus, my leader, let my spirit come to be with you now.”

Philippians 1:24

But at the same time, you mob need me, so I want to keep on living in this body so I can help you.

1 Thessalonians 2:1

Christian friends, you know that it was good that we went to your town and told you God’s message. It wasn’t a waste of our time, because you believed that message.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And we always thank God for the way you listened to us. We told you God’s message, and you knew that it wasn’t only a message from people. You believed that we told you words from God, and that it was God’s message. And you were right. It is God’s word. And now that you believe that word, it helps you grow strong for him.

1 Thessalonians 4:17

After that, God will get those of us Christians that are still alive at that time, and he will take us up into the clouds with the Christians that already died, and we will all meet Jesus, our leader, way up in the air. And so, after that, we will be with Jesus all the time, for ever.

2 Timothy 4:6

As for me, the time has come for me to leave my life here on earth, so I will die some time soon. I will give my life to God.