In the flesh (εν τη σαρκ). So B D G, but Aleph A C do not have εν. Unnecessary with επιμενω, to abide by (common verb).

Nevertheless to abide in the flesh. To live. All this is language derived from the belief that the soul will be separate from the body at …

The apostle desired to die, yet he was willing to live. Death would have been gain to him, yet he would endure the loss of living if he might there…

Yet the apostle also recognized another standpoint from which his future might be viewed. By remaining alive he would offer a certain advantage to …

Nevertheless to abide in the flesh
To continue in the body, not always, but a little longer,

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Death is a great loss to a carnal, worldly man, for he loses all his earthly comforts and all his hopes; but to a true believer it is gain, for it …

Above, the Apostle described the progre he has made; here he deals with the joy born of this progre : first, the cause of this joy, and second, the…