21. For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.
22. If I go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. And I do not know which I shall choose.
23. I am caught between the two. I long to depart this life and be with Christ, [for] that is far better.
24. Yet that I remain [in] the flesh is more necessary for your benefit.
25. And this I know with confidence, that I shall remain and continue in the service of all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
26. so that your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound on account of me when I come to you again.