因我活着就是基督，我死了就有益处。 但我在肉身活着，若成就我工夫的果子，我就不知道该挑选什么。 我正在两难之间，情愿离世与基督同在。因为这是好得无比的。 然而我在肉身活着，为你们更是要紧的。 我既然这样深信，就知道仍要住在世间，且与你们众人同住，使你们在所信的道上又长进又喜乐。這樣，因我再次來到你們那裡，你們的誇口可以在基督耶穌裡越發加增。
For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer: I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far, but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body. And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith, so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.
腓立比書 Philippians 1:21-26 NET
2023-09-18