Editing Epistle to the Philippians (section)

===Paul's situation in chains (1:12–26)===
This section deals with Paul's condition during the confinement in a Roman administrative center, where he could still preach the gospel.{{sfn|Coogan|2007|p=329 New Testament}} It consists of two subsections with distinctive keywords: the first subsection (verses 12–18) was marked off with two words, "progress" (''prokope''; verse 12) and "confidence" (verse 14), whereas the second subsection (verses 19–26) has the ''inclusio'' markers "joy", "progress" and "trusting".{{sfn|Murray|2007|p=1182}}

Verse 1:21 is translated:
:''For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.''<ref>{{bibleverse|Philippians|1:21|NKJV}} NKJV</ref>
"To die is gain": that is, when a believer dies one enters into the presence of God, where fullness of joy is, and immediately with Christ, which is far better than being alive here. This common interpretation is shown by the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopian versions, which read, "to die (or "if I die"), it is gain to me".<ref name="gill_Php1_21">[http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/philippians-1-21.html ''John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible'', - Philippians 1:21]</ref>