Philippians 1:23

Paul is pulled both directions, longing to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Death for the believer means immediate presence with the Lord.

Cross-references · 23

• 2 Cor 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
• Ps 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
• Rev 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
• Acts 7:59While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
• Rev 7:14–17“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Luke 23:43And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
• John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
• 2 Tim 4:6For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
• Ps 49:15But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
• John 12:26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
• 1 Th 4:17After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
• Ps 16:10–11For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
• Job 19:26–27Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.
• John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
• Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
• Luke 2:29–30“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
• 1 Th 2:13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.
• Ps 73:24–26You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
• John 13:1It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
• Luke 8:38The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
• 2 Cor 6:12It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.
• 1 Th 2:1You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain.
• 2 Sam 24:14David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”

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