Philippians 1:23

Textus Receptus:
συνεχομαι γαρ εκ των δυο την επιθυμιαν εχων εις το αναλυσαι και συν χριστω ειναι πολλω μαλλον κρεισσον

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

Comments:
in a strait: Paul describes himself as being constrained in a narrow place between two choices. The word he uses shows up several times in the gospels. First, it shows up repeatedly as the word describing people in miserable circumstances, "taken with" diseases or fear, for instance, in Matthew 4:24 and Luke 4:38. Second, it describes the press of people who "throng" Jesus as they seek help in Luke 8:45--a use very similar to Paul's intent here regarding the second half of the dilemma. Similarly, Jesus uses the same word to describe the press on Him as He fulfills His own purpose in this world in Luke 12:50. In other words, Paul identifies both with the human condition and with Christ by using this word--a word that invites each believer to recognize what he has in common with humanity and what He has in common with His Savior.

far better: This half of His dilemma gives Paul the greatest benefit--not just selfishly, but really.

Paraphrase:
For I am constrained between two distinct things. Obviously I crave departing from this world and going home to be with Christ--something which would be far better than other things and to my own greatest advantage.