BNV
23. অথচ আমি দুইয়েতে সঙ্কুচিত হইতেছি; আমার বাসনা এই যে, প্রস্থান করিয়া খ্রীষ্টের সঙ্গে থাকি, কেননা তাহা বহুগুণে অধিক শ্রেয়ঃ;

ERVBN
23. আমি এই দোটানায় পড়েছি৷ আমি তো এখনই এ দেহ ত্যাগ করে খ্রীষ্টের সঙ্গে থাকতে চাই, কারণ এই তো শ্রেয়৷

IRVBN
23. অথচ আমি দোটানায় পড়েছি; আমার ইচ্ছা এই যে, মারা গিয়ে খ্রীষ্টের সঙ্গে থাকি, কারণ তা অনেক ভালো

OCVBN
23. এই দুই আকাঙ্ক্ষার মধ্যে আমি বিদীর্ণ হচ্ছি: আমার আকাঙ্ক্ষা এই, বিদায় নিয়ে আমি খ্রীষ্টের সঙ্গে থাকি, যা অনেক বেশি শ্রেয়।



KJV
23. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

AMP
23. But I am hard pressed between the two. My yearning desire is to depart (to be free of this world, to set forth) and be with Christ, for that is far, far better;

KJVP
23. For G1063 I am in a strait G4912 V-PPI-1S between G1537 PREP two G1417 A-NUI , having G2192 V-PAP-NSM a desire G1939 N-ASF to depart G360 V-AAN , and G2532 CONJ to be G1511 V-PXN with G4862 PREP Christ G5547 N-DSM ; which is far G4183 A-DSN better G2909 :

YLT
23. for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,

ASV
23. But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

WEB
23. But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

NASB
23. I am caught between the two. I long to depart this life and be with Christ, (for) that is far better.

ESV
23. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

RV
23. But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

RSV
23. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

NKJV
23. For I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, [which is] far better.

MKJV
23. For I am pressed together by the two: having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better.

AKJV
23. For I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

NRSV
23. I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better;

NIV
23. I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;

NIRV
23. I can't decide between the two. I long to leave this world and be with Christ. That is better by far.

NLT
23. I'm torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.

MSG
23. Hard choice! The desire to break camp here and be with Christ is powerful. Some days I can think of nothing better

GNB
23. I am pulled in two directions. I want very much to leave this life and be with Christ, which is a far better thing;

NET
23. I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

ERVEN
23. It would be a hard choice. Sometimes I want to leave this life and be with Christ. That would be much better for me;