¹⁸ And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni;^{[a] (A)}but his father called him Benjamin.^[b]

²⁸ And ^(A)do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him ^(B)who can destroy both soul and body in hell.^[a]

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

⁴⁶ Then Jesus, ^(A)calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(B)into your hands I ^(C)commit my spirit!” And having said this ^(D)he breathed his last.

⁵⁹ And as they were stoning Stephen, ^(A)he called out, “Lord Jesus, ^(B)receive my spirit.”

^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. ²⁴ But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.

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

²³ and to ^(A)the assembly^[a] of the firstborn who are ^(B)enrolled in heaven, and to ^(C)God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,