⁴³ And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ^(A)paradise.”

⁶ So we are always of good courage. We know that ^(A)while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,

⁸ Yes, we are of good courage, and we ^(A)would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

^23 (A)I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is ^(B)to depart and ^(C)be with Christ, for that is far better.