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Philippians 1:23
The 2026 edition cites 1 passage containing Philippians 1:23, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Philippians 1:23
23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Cited by 5 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 32.1
The bodies of men, after death, return to dust and see corruption; but their souls (which neither die nor sleep) having an immortal subsistence, immediately…
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 32.4
We reject the teaching that there is a purgatory, where souls must be purified before entering heaven.
Larger Catechism 2
- LC 85
The righteous shall be delivered from death itself at the last day, and even in death are delivered from the sting and curse of it; so that, although they die…
- LC 86
The communion in glory with Christ, which the members of the invisible Church enjoy immediately after death, is, in that their souls are then made perfect in…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 37
The souls of believers are, at their death, made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory; and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do…