Verse 23

But{G1063} I am in a strait{G4912} betwixt{G1537} the two,{G1417} having{G2192} the desire{G1939} to{G1519} depart{G360} and{G2532} be{G1511} with{G4862} Christ;{G5547} for it is{G4183} very far{G3123} better:{G2908}

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 we are of good courage,{G2292} I say, and{G2532} are willing{G2106} rather{G3123} to be absent{G1553} from{G1537} the body,{G4983} and{G2532} to be at home{G1736} with{G4314} the Lord.{G2962}
  • 2 Tim 4:6 : 6 For{G1063} I{G1473} am{G4689} already{G2235} being offered,{G4689} and{G2532} the time{G2540} of my{G1699} departure{G359} is come.{G2186}
  • Job 19:26-27 : 26 And after{H310} my skin,{H5785} [even] this [body], is destroyed,{H5362} Then without my flesh{H1320} shall I see{H2372} God;{H433} 27 Whom I, even I, shall see,{H2372} on my side, And mine eyes{H5869} shall behold,{H7200} and not as a stranger.{H2114} My heart{H3629} is consumed{H3615} within{H2436} me.
  • Ps 16:10-11 : 10 For thou wilt not leave{H5800} my soul{H5315} to Sheol;{H7585} Neither wilt thou suffer{H5414} thy holy one{H2623} to see{H7200} corruption.{H7845} 11 Thou wilt show{H3045} me the path{H734} of life:{H2416} In thy presence{H6440} is fulness{H7648} of joy;{H8057} In thy right hand{H3225} there are pleasures{H5273} for evermore.{H5331}
  • Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, I shall behold{H2372} thy face{H6440} in righteousness;{H6664} I shall be satisfied,{H7646} when I awake,{H6974} with [beholding] thy form.{H8544}
  • Luke 23:43 : 43 And{G2532} he{G2424} said{G2036} unto him,{G846} Verily{G281} I say{G3004} unto thee,{G4671} To-day{G4594} shalt thou be{G2071} with{G3326} me{G1700} in{G1722} Paradise.{G3857}
  • John 12:26 : 26 If{G1437} any man{G5100} serve{G1247} me,{G1698} let him follow{G190} me;{G1698} and{G2532} where{G3699} I{G1473} am,{G1510} there{G1563} shall{G2071} also{G2532} my{G1699} servant{G1249} be:{G2071} if{G1437} any man{G5100} serve{G1247} me,{G1698} him{G846} will{G5091} the Father{G3962} honor.{G2532}
  • John 13:1 : 1 Now{G1161} before{G4253} the feast{G1859} of the passover,{G3957} {G3588} Jesus{G2424} knowing{G1492} that{G3754} his{G846} hour{G5610} was come{G2064} that{G2443} he should depart{G3327} out of{G1537} this{G5127} world{G2889} unto{G4314} his Father,{G3962} having loved{G25} his own{G2398} that were{G3588} in{G1722} the world,{G2889} he loved{G25} them{G846} unto{G1519} the end.{G5056}
  • John 14:3 : 3 And{G2532} if{G1437} I go{G4198} and{G2532} prepare{G2090} a place{G5117} for you,{G5213} I come{G2064} again,{G3825} and{G2532} will receive{G3880} you{G5209} unto{G4314} myself;{G1683} that{G2443} where{G3699} I{G1473} am,{G1510} [there] ye{G5210} may be{G5600} also.{G2532}
  • John 17:24 : 24 Father,{G3962} I{G1473} desire{G2309} that{G2443} they also{G2548} whom{G3739} thou hast given{G1325} me{G3427} be{G5600} with{G3326} me{G1700} where{G3699} I am,{G1510} that{G2443} they may behold{G2334} my{G1699} glory,{G1391} which{G3739} thou hast given{G1325} me:{G3427} for{G3754} thou lovedst{G25} me{G3165} before{G4253} the foundation{G2602} of the world.{G2889}
  • Acts 7:59 : 59 And{G2532} they stoned{G3036} Stephen,{G4736} calling upon{G1941} [the Lord], and{G2532} saying,{G3004} Lord{G2962} Jesus,{G2424} receive{G1209} my{G3450} spirit.{G4151}
  • Ps 49:15 : 15 But God{H430} will redeem{H6299} my soul{H5315} from the power{H3027} of Sheol;{H7585} For he will receive{H3947} me. {H5542}
  • Rev 7:14-17 : 14 And{G2532} I say{G2046} unto him,{G846} My lord,{G2962} thou{G4771} knowest.{G1492} And{G2532} he said{G2036} to me,{G3427} These{G3778} are{G1526} they that come{G2064} out{G1537} of the great{G3173} tribulation,{G2347} and{G2532} they washed{G4150} their{G846} robes,{G4749} and{G2532} made{G3021} them{G846} white{G3021} in{G1722} the blood{G129} of the Lamb.{G4749} 15 Therefore{G1223} {G5124} are they{G1526} before{G1799} the throne{G2362} of God;{G2316} and{G2532} they{G1526} serve{G3000} him{G846} day{G2250} and{G2532} night{G3571} in{G1722} his{G846} temple:{G3485} and{G2532} he{G3588} that sitteth{G2521} on{G1909} the throne{G2362} shall spread his tabernacle{G4637} over them.{G846} 16 They shall hunger{G3983} no{G3756} more,{G2089} neither{G3761} thirst{G1372} any{G3361} more;{G2089} neither{G3761} shall the sun{G2246} strike{G4098} upon{G1909} them,{G846} nor{G3761} any{G3956} heat:{G2738} 17 for{G3754} the Lamb{G721} that{G3588} is in{G303} the midst{G3319} of the throne{G2362} shall be their{G846} shepherd,{G4165} and{G2532} shall guide{G3594} them{G846} unto{G1909} fountains{G4077} of waters{G5204} of life:{G2198} and{G2532} God{G2316} shall wipe away{G1813} every{G3956} tear{G1144} from{G575} their{G846} eyes.{G3788}
  • Rev 14:13 : 13 And{G2532} I heard{G191} the voice{G5456} from{G1537} heaven{G3772} saying,{G3004} {G3427} Write,{G1125} Blessed{G3107} are the dead{G3498} who{G3588} die{G599} in{G1722} the Lord{G2962} from henceforth:{G534} yea,{G3483} saith{G3004} the Spirit,{G4151} that{G2443} they may rest{G373} from{G1537} their{G846} labors;{G2873} for{G1161} their{G846} works{G2041} follow{G190} with them.{G3326}
  • Luke 2:29-30 : 29 Now{G3568} lettest thou{G630} thy{G4675} servant{G1401} depart,{G630} Lord,{G1203} According to{G2596} thy{G4675} word,{G4487} in{G1722} peace;{G1515} 30 For{G3754} mine{G3450} eyes{G3788} have seen{G1492} thy{G4675} salvation,{G4992}
  • Luke 8:38 : 38 But{G1161} the man{G435} from{G575} whom{G3739} the demons{G1140} were{G1511} gone out{G1831} prayed{G1189} him{G846} that he might be with{G4862} him:{G846} but{G1161} he{G2424} sent{G630} him{G846} away,{G630} saying,{G3004}
  • Luke 12:50 : 50 But{G1161} I have{G2192} a baptism{G908} to be baptized with;{G907} and{G2532} how{G4459} am I straitened{G4912} till{G2193} it{G3739} be accomplished!{G5055}
  • 2 Cor 6:12 : 12 Ye are{G4729} not{G3756} straitened{G4729} in{G1722} us,{G2254} but{G1161} ye are straitened{G4729} in{G1722} your own{G5216} affections.{G4698}
  • 1 Thess 2:1 : 1 For{G1063} yourselves,{G846} brethren,{G80} know{G1492} our{G2257} entering in{G1529} unto{G4314} you,{G5209} that{G3754} it hath{G1096} not{G3756} been found vain:{G2756}
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And for{G1223} this{G5124} cause{G1223} we{G2249} also{G2532} thank{G2168} God{G2316} without ceasing,{G89} that,{G3754} when ye received{G3880} from{G3844} us{G2257} the word{G3056} of the message, [even the word]{G3056} of God,{G2316} ye accepted{G1209} [it] not{G3756} [as] the word{G3056} of men,{G444} but,{G235} as{G2531} it is{G2076} in truth,{G230} the word{G3056} of God,{G2316} which{G3739} also{G2532} worketh{G1754} in{G1722} you{G5213} that{G3588} believe.{G4100}
  • 1 Thess 4:17 : 17 then{G1899} we{G2249} that are alive,{G2198} that are left,{G4035} shall together{G260} with{G4862} them{G846} be caught up{G726} in{G1722} the clouds,{G3507} to{G1519} meet{G529} the Lord{G2962} in{G1519} the air:{G109} and{G2532} so{G3779} shall we{G2071} ever{G3842} be{G2071} with{G4862} the Lord.{G2962}
  • Ps 73:24-26 : 24 Thou wilt guide{H5148} me with thy counsel,{H6098} And afterward{H310} receive{H3947} me to glory.{H3519} 25 Whom have I in heaven{H8064} [but thee]? And there is none upon earth{H776} that I desire{H2654} besides thee. 26 My flesh{H7607} and my heart{H3824} faileth;{H3615} [But] God{H430} is the strength{H6697} of my heart{H3824} and my portion{H2506} for ever.{H5769}
  • 2 Sam 24:14 : 14 And David{H1732} said{H559} unto Gad,{H1410} I am in a great{H3966} strait:{H6887} let us fall{H5307} now into the hand{H3027} of Jehovah;{H3068} for his mercies{H7356} are great;{H7227} and let me not fall{H5307} into the hand{H3027} of man.{H120}