²⁴ ‘Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am,^(A) so that they will see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the world’s foundation.

²³ I am torn between the two. I long to depart and be with Christ^(A) – which is far better^(B) – 

¹⁷ Then^(A) we who are still alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds^(B) to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.