Luke 2:29
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29 “Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace,
according to your word,(A)
Revelation 14:13
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13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who from now on die in the Lord.” “Yes,”[a] says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.”(A)
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- 14.13 Other ancient authorities lack Yes
Philippians 1:23
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23 I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better,(A)
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Luke 2:26
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26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.[a](A)
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- 2.26 Or the Lord’s Christ
Genesis 15:15
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15 As for yourself, you shall go to your ancestors in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.(A)
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Isaiah 57:1-2
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Israel’s Futile Idolatry
57 The righteous perish,
and no one considers why;
the devout are taken away,
while no one understands
that it is due to evil that the righteous are taken away.(A)
2 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace
and rest on their couches.(B)
Psalm 37:37
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37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is posterity for the peaceable.(A)
Genesis 46:30
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30 Israel said to Joseph, “I can die now, having seen for myself that you are still alive.”
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