Philippians 1:22-23

Context
1:22 Now if I am to go on living in the body,¹ this will mean productive work² for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:³ 1:23 I feel torn between the two,⁴ because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

[1:22] ¹tn Grk “flesh.”

[1:22] ²tn Grk “fruit of work”; the genitive ἔργου (ergou) is taken as an attributed genitive in which the head noun, καρπός (karpos), functions attributively (cf. ExSyn 89-91).

[1:22] ³tn Grk “what I shall prefer.” The Greek verb αἱρέω (Jairew) could also mean “choose,” but in this context such a translation is problematic for it suggests that Paul could perhaps choose suicide (cf. L&N 30.86).

[1:23] ⁴tn Grk “I am hard-pressed between the two.” Cf. L&N 30.18.