Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting co
By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no mean
He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to th
Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this
After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fall
After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried
Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed throu
For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and
But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting unt
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a bur
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand year
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep o
Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he perceived that the child was dead. So he asked his s
You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,
The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol
saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blesse