Psalm 116:15
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15 Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his faithful ones.(A)
Psalm 72:14
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14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and precious is their blood in his sight.(A)
1 Samuel 25:29
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29 If anyone should rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living under the care of the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling.
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Psalm 37:32-33
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32 The wicked watch for the righteous
and seek to kill them.(A)
33 The Lord will not abandon them to their power
or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial.(B)
Revelation 14:3
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3 and they sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who have been redeemed from the earth.
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Revelation 1:18
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18 and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.(A)
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Luke 16:22
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22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried.(A)
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- 16.22 Gk to Abraham’s bosom
Job 5:26
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26 You shall come to your grave in ripe old age,
as a shock of grain comes up to the threshing floor in its season.(A)
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