20. by means of my own expectation and hope. For in nothing shall I be confounded. Instead, with all confidence, now just as always, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
21. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22. And while I live in the flesh, for me, there is the fruit of works. But I do not know which I would choose.
23. For I am constrained between the two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, which is the far better thing,
24. but then to remain in the flesh is necessary for your sake.