New American Standard Bible 2020

Philippians 1:21-30

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.

27OnlyG3440conductπολιτεύεσθε,politeuestheG4176yourselves inG516aG516mannerG516worthyG516of thegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443whetherεἴτεeiteG1535I comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and seeG3708you orεἴτεeiteG1535remainG548absentἀπὼνapōnG548,I will hearἀκούωakouōG191aboutπερὶperiG4012you that you arestandingG4739firmστήκετεstēketeG4739inoneἑνὶheniG1520spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,with oneμιᾷmiaG1520mindψυχῇpsuchēaG5590strivingG4866togetherσυναθλοῦντεςsunathlountesG4866for the faithπίστειpisteiG4102of the gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098;

28and in noG3367wayG3367alarmedπτυρόμενοιpturomenoiG4426by youropponentsἀντικειμένων·antikeimenōnG480--whichἥτιςhētisG3748is asignἔνδειξιςendeixisG1732of destructionἀπωλείας,apōleiasG684for them, but of salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991for you, and thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778too,from Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

29For to youit has been grantedἐχαρίσθηecharisthēG5483forG5228Christ’sΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547sakeG5228,not onlyμόνονmononG3440to believeπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100in Him, but alsoκαὶkaiG2532tosufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958onG5228His behalfG5228,

30experiencingἔχοντεςechontesG2192the sameαὐτὸνautonG846conflictἀγῶναagōnaG73whichοἷονhoionG3634you sawG3708in me, and nowνῦνnunG3568hearἀκούετεakoueteG191to be in me.

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