Philippians 1:23
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
ἐπιθυμία
desire
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ἐπιθυμία
Desire, craving, longing. Epithumia. Do not fulfil the desires of the flesh. The flesh pulls toward what destroys. The Spirit pulls toward what gives life. Choose which you feed.
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ἔχω
having
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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συνέχω
I am pressed
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συνέχω
to hold together, i.e. to compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy
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πολύς
very much
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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μᾶλλον
more
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μᾶλλον
(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather
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κρεῖσσον
better;
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κρεῖσσον
(as noun) better, i.e. greater advantage
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εἶναι
to be,
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εἶναι
to exist
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