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butδὲto remainτὸ ἐπιμένεινinἐνthe fleshτῇ σαρκὶis more necessaryἀναγκαιότερονfor your sake.δι’ ὑμᾶς
Philippians 1:24
Study it in the app“but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.”
Paul says that for him to live is the Messiah and to die is gainDeath and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:24, word by word
- to remainἐπιμένεινepimenein
stay
To remain longer in a place.
Where else “epimenein” appears- the fleshσαρκὶsarki
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarki” appears- is more necessaryἀναγκαιότερονanankaioteron
necessary
Indispensable.
Where else “anankaioteron” appears
The context
23I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and to be with the Messiah, for that is far, far better;
24 · This verse (above)
25And being confident of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
To study Philippians 1 in a group
1. What it says
What happened to Paul in prison, and what effect does he say it had on the spread of the good news (v. 12-14)?
2. What it means
Paul writes, "to me to live is the Messiah, and to die is gain" (v. 21). What do you think he means?
3. How I live it
Paul rejoices even in hardship (v. 18). What difficult situation today could you look at from another angle?