Philippians 1:20-23 Just as it is my earnest hope and expectation that in nothing shall I be ashamed, but that openly as always, so also now will Christ be magnified through my body, whether in life or death.

Lamsa⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁰ Just as it is my earnest hope and expectation that in nothing shall I be ashamed, but that openly as always, so also now will Christ be magnified through my body, whether in life or death. ²¹ For Christ is my life, and to die is gain. ²² Even if, in this life of the flesh, my labors bear fruits, I do not know what to choose. ²³ For I am drawn between two desires, the one to depart, that I may be with Christ, which is far better: