Translations
Modern
But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
Traditional
But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
Literal
But if I am to live in flesh, this for me is the fruit of work; and what will I choose? I do not know.
Latin
Quod si vivere in carne, hic mihi fructus operis est, et quid eligam ignoro.
Original
Greek
English
But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Gospel Philippians, Letter to the Place of the Dead
Topics
Death: Desired: Paul Religious Zeal: Exemplified by Paul Resignation: Exemplified Tact: Paul in Turning the Preaching of his Adversaries to Advantage