Israel said to Joseph, ‘Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
2 Timothy 4:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I am already about to be sacrificed [my life is about to be poured out as a drink offering]; the time of my [spirit's] release [from the body] is at hand and I will soon go free. American Standard Version (1901) For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. Common English Bible I’m already being poured out like a sacrifice to God, and the time of my death is near. Catholic Public Domain Version For I am already being worn away, and the time of my dissolution presses close. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand. |
Israel said to Joseph, ‘Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I am about to die, but God will certainly come to your aid and bring you up from this land to the land he swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’
The Lord said to Moses, ‘The time of your death is now approaching. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting so that I may commission him.’ When Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting,
I am torn between the two. I long to depart and be with Christ #– #which is far better #– #
But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
‘I am now going the way of the whole earth, and you know with all your heart and all your soul that none of the good promises the Lord your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.