25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,
25 So I plan to be around awhile, companion to you as your growth and joy in this life of trusting God continues.
25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,
25 Knowing this, I am convinced that I will remain alive so I can continue to help all of you grow and experience the joy of your faith.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Philippians 1:25
Commentary on Philippians 1:21-26
(Read Philippians 1:21-26)
Death is a great loss to a carnal, worldly man, for he loses all his earthly comforts and all his hopes; but to a true believer it is gain, for it is the end of all his weakness and misery. It delivers him from all the evils of life, and brings him to possess the chief good. The apostle's difficulty was not between living in this world and living in heaven; between these two there is no comparison; but between serving Christ in this world and enjoying him in another. Not between two evil things, but between two good things; living to Christ and being with him. See the power of faith and of Divine grace; it can make us willing to die. In this world we are compassed with sin; but when with Christ, we shall escape sin and temptation, sorrow and death, for ever. But those who have most reason to desire to depart, should be willing to remain in the world as long as God has any work for them to do. And the more unexpected mercies are before they come, the more of God will be seen in them.