Philippians 1:23-27 I shal chose, for both these thinges lye harde vpon me. I desyre to be lowsed, & to be with Christ, which thinge were moch better (for me)

Coverdale⁽ⁱ⁾ ²³ I shal chose, for both these thinges lye harde vpon me. I desyre to be lowsed, & to be with Christ, which thinge were moch better (for me) ²⁴ but to abyde in the flesh is more nedefull for you. ²⁵ And this am I sure of, that I shal abyde, and contynue with you all, for the furtheraunce and ioye of youre faith, ²⁶ that ye maye abundauntly reioyse in Christ Iesu thorow me, by my comynge to you agayne. ²⁷ Onely let youre conuersacion be as it becommeth the Gospell of Christ, that whether I come & se you, or els be absent, I maye yet heare of you that ye cotynue in one sprete and one soule, labourynge (as we do) to mayntayne the faith of the Gospell,