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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2 Corinthians 5:8
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8 Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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Psalm 17:15
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15 As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.(A)
Revelation 7:14-17
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14 I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(A)
15 For this reason they are before the throne of God
and worship him day and night within his temple,
and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.(B)
16 They will hunger no more and thirst no more;
the sun will not strike them,
nor any scorching heat,(C)
17 for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of the water of life,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”(D)
Acts 7:59
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59 While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”(A)
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Luke 23:43
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43 He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”(A)
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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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2 Timothy 4:6
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6 As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come.(A)
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John 17:24
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24 Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.(A)
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John 12:26
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26 Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.(A)
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Psalm 49:15
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15 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will receive me. Selah(A)
1 Thessalonians 4:17
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17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will be with the Lord forever.(A)
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John 14:3
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3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.(A)
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Psalm 16:10-11
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10 For you do not give me up to Sheol
or let your faithful one see the Pit.(A)
11 You show me the path of life.
In your presence there is fullness of joy;
in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.(B)
Job 19:26-27
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26 and after my skin has been destroyed,
then in my flesh I shall see God,(A)
27 whom I shall see on my side,
and my eyes shall behold, and not another.
My heart faints within me!(B)
1 Thessalonians 2:13
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13 We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also at work in you believers.(A)
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John 13:1
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Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet
13 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.(A)
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Luke 12:50
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50 I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!(A)
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Luke 8:38
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38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged that he might be with him, but Jesus[a] sent him away, saying,
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Luke 2:29-30
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29 “Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace,
according to your word,(A)
30 for my eyes have seen your salvation,(B)
Psalm 73:24-26
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24 You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me with honor.[a](A)
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you.(B)
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength[b] of my heart and my portion forever.(C)
1 Thessalonians 2:1
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Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica
2 You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain,
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2 Corinthians 6:12
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12 There is no restriction in our affections but only in yours.
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2 Samuel 24:14
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14 Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress; let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercy is great, but let me not fall into human hands.”(A)
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