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Selected Verse: Philippians 1:24 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Php 1:24 |
King James |
Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
to abide--to continue somewhat longer.
for you--Greek, "on your account"; "for your sake." In order to be of service to you, I am willing to forego my entrance a little sooner into blessedness; heaven will not fail to be mine at last. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Nevertheless to abide in the flesh - To live. All this is language derived from the belief that the soul will be separate from the body at death, and will occupy a separate state of existence.
Is more needful for you - Another object that was dear to the heart of Paul. He never supposed that his life was useless; or that it was a matter of no importance to the cause of religion whether he lived or died. He knew that God works by means; and that the life of a minister of the gospel is of real value to the church and the world. His experience, his influence, his paternal counsels, he felt assured would be of value to the church, and he had, therefore, a desire to live - and it was no part of his religion affectedly to undervalue or despise himself. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
To abide in the flesh (ἐπιμένειν ἐν τῇ σαρκὶ)
See on Col 1:23. To abide by the flesh. Compare Rom 6:1; Rom 11:22, Rom 11:23. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| To abide in the flesh - It would certainly be gain to myself to die, but it will be a gain to you if I live. If I die I shall go immediately to glory; if I live I shall continue to minister to you, and strengthen you in the faith. |
23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;