New American Standard Bible 2020

Philippians 1:20-26

20accordingκατὰkataG2596to myeagerG603expectationἀποκαραδοκίανapokaradokianG603andhopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,that I will not be putG153toG153shameG153in anythingοὐδενὶoudeniG3762, but that withallπάσῃpasēG3956boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547will evenG2532nowνῦνnunG3568,as alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842, beexaltedμεγαλυνθήσεταιmegalunthēsetaiG3170in my bodyσώματίsōmatiG4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535by lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222orεἴτεeiteG1535by deathθανάτου.¶thanatouG2288.

21For to me,to liveζῆνzēnG2198is ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,and to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599is gainκέρδος.kerdosG2771.

22But ifεἰeiG1487I amto liveζῆνzēnG2198onin the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778will meanfruitfulκαρπὸςkarposG2590laborἔργου·ergouG2041for me; and I do not knowγνωρίζω.gnōrizōG1107whichτίtiG5101to chooseαἱρήσομαιhairēsomaiG138.

23But I am hard-pressedσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912from bothδύο,duoG1417directions,havingἔχωνechōnG2192thedesireἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939to departἀναλῦσαιanalusaiG360andbe with ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547, for thatis veryG4183muchπολλῷpollōG4183betterG2909;

24yetδὲdeG1161to remainἐπιμένεινepimeneinG1961on in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561is moreG316necessaryἀναγκαιότερονanagkaioteronG316for your sakesδι᾽di᾽G1223.

25ConvincedπεποιθὼςpepoithōsG3982of thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,I knowG3609that I will remainμενῶmenōG3306and continueπαραμενῶparamenōG3887with you allπᾶσινpasinG3956for your progressπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297and joyχαρὰνcharanG5479in the faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,

26soἵναinaG2443thatG2443yourprideκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424may beG4052abundantG4052becauseG1722of me by my comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952to you againπάλινpalinG3825.

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