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For those who follow godly paths
    will rest in peace when they die.

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Those who walk uprightly(A)
    enter into peace;
    they find rest(B) as they lie in death.

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13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!”

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13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord(A) from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit,(B) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

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New Bodies

For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands.

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Awaiting the New Body

For we know that if the earthly(A) tent(B) we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

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22 “Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet.[a] The rich man also died and was buried,

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Footnotes

  1. 16:22 Greek to Abraham’s bosom.

22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

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50 And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you;(A) go in peace.”(B)

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29 “Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace,
    as you have promised.

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29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,(A)
    you may now dismiss[a] your servant in peace.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:29 Or promised, / now dismiss

21 “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 25:21 Greek Enter into the joy of your master [or your Lord]; also in 25:23.

21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.(A) Come and share your master’s happiness!’

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25 They have a resting place among the slaughtered, surrounded by the graves of all their hordes. Yes, they terrorized the nations while they lived, but now they lie in shame with others in the pit, all of them outcasts, slaughtered by the sword.

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25 A bed is made for her among the slain, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are uncircumcised,(A) killed by the sword. Because their terror had spread in the land of the living, they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are laid among the slain.

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17 For in death the wicked cause no trouble,
    and the weary are at rest.

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17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(A)
    and there the weary are at rest.(B)

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14 He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.

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14 They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself(A) in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes,(B) and they made a huge fire(C) in his honor.

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23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.

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23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart(A) and be with Christ,(B) which is better by far;

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Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.

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We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.(A)

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Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.

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Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.(A)

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