Philippians 1:23

1395 But Y am constreyned of twei thingis, Y haue desire to be dissolued, and to be with Crist, it is myche more betere; but to dwelle in fleisch, (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

1534 I am constrayned of two thinges: I desyre to be lowsed and to be with Christ which thinge is best of all. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)

1535 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 Bible)

1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1540 For I am constrayned of these two thinges. I desyre to be loosed, & to be wt Christ which is moche & far better. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1549 I wote not. I am constrayned of two thinges: I desire to be lowsed and to be wyth Christe, whiche thinge is best of all. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)

1557 (Geneva 1557)

1560 (Geneva Bible) First Edition

1568 For I am in a strayte betwixt two, hauyng a desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which is much farre better. (Bishop's Bible First Edition

1582 (Rheims 1582)

1587 For I am distressed betweene both, desiring to be loosed and to be with Christ, which is best of all. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1611 For I am in a strait betwixt two, hauing a desire to depart, & to bee with Christ, which is farre better. (King James Version)

1729 I am doubly press'd between my desire to depart, in order to be with Christ, which is by far the best for ME; (Mace New Testament)

1745 But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)

1762 (King James Version)

1769 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)

1770 for I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is much preferable: (Worsley Version by John Worsley)

1790 For I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)

1795 For I am in a strait between the two, having an earnest longing to be dissolved, and to be with Christ, for this is far, far better: (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)

1833 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)

1835 for I am in a strait between the two, having a strong desire to depart and be with Christ, which is by far the better. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)

1849 For these two straiten me. I desire to be set free, that I might be with the Meshiha, and this is greatly preferable to me; (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)

1850 (King James Version by Committee)

1851 For the two press upon me: I desire to be liberated, that I may be with the Messiah; and this would be very advantageous to me. (Murdock Translation)

1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society

1858 But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better; (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)

1865 I am hard pressed but by the two, the earnest desire having for the to be loosed again, and with Anointed to be; much for more better; (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)

1865 but am constrained by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better; (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)

1869 but I am held in a strait by the two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; for it is far better; (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)

1873 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)

1885 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)

1890 But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, [for it is] very much better, (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)

1898 for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better, (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)

1901 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)

1902 I am held in constraint, however, by reason of the two,––having, the coveting, to be released, and to be with, Christ, for it were far better! (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)

1902 But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; for this is far better: (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)

1904 but I am constrained by the two; having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for it is far better; (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)

1904 My own desire is to depart and be with Christ, for this would be far better. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)

1911 (Syrus Scofield)

1912 I am in a dilemma, my earnest desire being to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better. (Weymouth New Testament)

1918 But I am in a strait between two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better: (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)

1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)

1982 (New King James Version)

1984 (New International Version)

1995 (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)

1999 (American King James Version)AKJV

2005 (Today’s New International Version)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

فاني محصور من الاثنين. لي اشتهاء ان انطلق واكون مع المسيح. ذاك افضل جدا. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

ܐܠܨܢ ܠܝ ܓܝܪ ܬܪܬܝܗܝܢ ܠܡܦܛܪ ܪܓܝܓ ܐܢܐ ܕܥܡ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܘܗܕܐ ܛܒ ܦܩܚܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܝ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

Ecen hertsen naiz alde bietaric, desir dudalaric partitzera eta Christequin içatera: ecen haur vnguiz hobeago dut:

Bulgarian

1940 но съм на тясно между двете, понеже имам желание да отида и да бъда с Христа, защото, това би било много по-добре; (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

1 我正在两难之间，情愿离世与基督同在，因为这是好得无比的。 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

1 我正在兩難之間，情願離世與基督同在，因為這是好得無比的。 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

mais je suis pressé des deux côtés, ayant le désir de déloger et d'être avec Christ, car cela est de beaucoup meilleur; (French Darby)

1744 Car je suis pressé des deux [côtés] : mon désir tendant bien à déloger, et à être avec Christ, ce qui m'est beaucoup meilleur; (Martin 1744)

1744 Car je suis pressé des deux côtés, ayant le désir de déloger et d'être avec Christ, ce qui me serait beaucoup meilleur; (Ostervald 1744)

German

1545 Denn es liegt mir beides hart an: Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden und bei Christo zu sein, welches auch viel besser wäre: (Luther 1545)

1871 Ich werde aber von beidem bedrängt, indem ich Lust habe, abzuscheiden und bei Christo zu sein, denn es ist weit (Eig. um vieles mehr) besser; (Elberfelder 1871)

1912 Denn es liegt mir beides hart an: ich habe Lust, abzuscheiden und bei Christo zu sein, was auch viel besser wäre; (Luther 1912)

Italian

1649 Perciocchè io son distretto da’ due lati; avendo il desiderio di partire di quest’albergo, e di esser con Cristo, il che mi sarebbe di gran lunga migliore;(Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)

1927 Io sono stretto dai due lati: ho desiderio di partire e d’esser con Cristo, perché è cosa di gran lunga migliore; (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Latin

coartor autem e duobus desiderium habens dissolvi et cum Christo esse multo magis melius Latin Vulgate

1527 (Erasmus 1527)

1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

2010 Sînt strîns din două părţi: aş dori să mă mut şi să fiu împreună cu Hristos, căci ar fi cu mult mai bine; (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

1876 Влечет меня то и другое: имею желание разрешиться и быть со Христом, потому что это несравненно лучше; Russian Synodal Version

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Spanish

Porque de ambas cosas estoy puesto en estrecho, teniendo deseo de ser desatado, y estar con Cristo, lo cual es mucho mejor: (RVG Spanish)

Swedish

1917 Jag drages åt båda hållen. Ty väl åstundar jag att bryta upp och vara hos Kristus, vilket ju vore mycket bättre; (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

1905 Sapagka't ako'y nagigipit sa magkabila, akong may nasang umalis at suma kay Cristo; sapagka't ito'y lalong mabuti: (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

1934 Tôi bị ép giữa hai bề muốn đi ở với Ðấng Christ, là điều rất tốt hơn; (VIET)

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