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Phl 1:23 — For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

in		2Sa 24:14; 1Th 2:1,13; Luk 12:50; 2Cr 6:12
a desire		Luk 2:29,30; Jhn 13:1; 2Cr 5:8; 2Ti 4:6
with		Job 19:26,27; Psa 49:15; Luk 8:38; Luk 23:43; Jhn 14:3; Jhn 17:24; Act 7:59; 2Cr 5:8; 1Th 4:17; Rev 14:13
far		Psa 16:10,11; Psa 17:15; Psa 73:24-26; Rev 7:14-17

Correlating Passages

	2Sa 24:14	And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies [are] great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
	1Th 2:1	For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
	1Th 2:13	For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received [it] not [as] the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
	Luk 12:50	But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
	2Cr 6:12	Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

a desire

	Luk 2:29	Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
	Luk 2:30	For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
	Jhn 13:1	Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
	2Cr 5:8	We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
	2Ti 4:6	For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

with

	Job 19:26	And [though] after my skin [worms] destroy this [body], yet in my flesh shall I see God:
	Job 19:27	Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; [though] my reins be consumed within me.
	Psa 49:15	But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
	Luk 8:38	Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
	Luk 23:43	And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
	Jhn 14:3	And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.
	Jhn 17:24	Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
	Act 7:59	And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
	2Cr 5:8	We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
	1Th 4:17	Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
	Rev 14:13	And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

far

	Psa 16:10	For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
	Psa 16:11	Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.
	Psa 17:15	As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
	Psa 73:24	Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me [to] glory.
	Psa 73:25	Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.
	Psa 73:26	My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
	Rev 7:14	And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
	Rev 7:15	Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
	Rev 7:16	They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
	Rev 7:17	For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

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Scott, Thomas. "Philippians 1:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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