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Psalm 146:3-4
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Psalm 146:3-4
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3 (A)Put not your trust in princes,
(B)in a son of man, in whom there is (C)no salvation.
4 When (D)his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
Psalm 146:3-4
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Psalm 146:3-4
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Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
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Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
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5 For the living know that they will die, but (A)the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for (B)the memory of them is forgotten. 6 Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
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Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
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10 Whatever your hand finds to do, (A)do it with your might,[a] (B)for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:10 Or finds to do with your might, do it
Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
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10 Whatever(A) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,(B) for in the realm of the dead,(C) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.(D)
Daniel 12:2
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Daniel 12:2
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2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake:(A) some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.(B)
Daniel 12:13
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Daniel 12:13
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13 (A)But go your way till the end. (B)And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at (C)the end of the days.”
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Daniel 12:13
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Daniel 12:13
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13 “As for you, go your way till the end.(A) You will rest,(B) and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance.(C)”
John 6:39-40
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John 6:39-40
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39 And (A)this is the will of him who sent me, (B)that I should lose nothing of (C)all that he has given me, but (D)raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who (E)looks on the Son and (F)believes in him (G)should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
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John 6:39-40
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John 6:39-40
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39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me,(A) but raise them up at the last day.(B) 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son(C) and believes in him shall have eternal life,(D) and I will raise them up at the last day.”
John 11:11-14
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John 11:11-14
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11 After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus (A)has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” 12 The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” 13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died,
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John 11:11-14
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John 11:11-14
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11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend(A) Lazarus has fallen asleep;(B) but I am going there to wake him up.”
12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” 13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.(C)
14 So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
John 11:21-26
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John 11:21-26
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21 Martha said to (A)Jesus, “Lord, (B)if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, (C)God will give you.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 (D)Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in (E)the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, (F)“I am the resurrection and (G)the life.[a] Whoever believes in me, (H)though he die, (I)yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me (J)shall never die. Do you believe this?”
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- John 11:25 Some manuscripts omit and the life
John 11:21-26
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John 11:21-26
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21 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.(A) 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”(B)
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection(C) at the last day.”(D)
25 Jesus said to her, “I am(E) the resurrection and the life.(F) The one who believes(G) in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing(H) in me will never die.(I) Do you believe this?”
Romans 6:23
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Romans 6:23
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23 (A)For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Romans 6:23
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Romans 6:23
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23 For the wages of sin is death,(A) but the gift of God is eternal life(B) in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.
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- Romans 6:23 Or through
1 Corinthians 15:12-58
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1 Corinthians 15:12-58
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The Resurrection of the Dead
12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, (A)how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, (B)then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that (C)he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and (D)you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who (E)have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope[a] in this life only, (F)we are of all people most to be pitied.
20 But in fact (G)Christ has been raised from the dead, (H)the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as (I)by a man came death, (J)by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For (K)as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then (L)at his coming (M)those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when he delivers (N)the kingdom to God the Father after destroying (O)every rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign (P)until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be (Q)destroyed is death. 27 For (R)“God[b] has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. 28 When (S)all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that (T)God may be all in all.
29 Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? 30 Why are we (U)in danger every hour? 31 I protest, brothers, by (V)my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, (W)I die every day! 32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, (X)I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, (Y)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” 33 (Z)Do not be deceived: (AA)“Bad company ruins good morals.”[c] 34 (AB)Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For (AC)some have no knowledge of God. (AD)I say this to your shame.
The Resurrection Body
35 But someone will ask, (AE)“How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” 36 You foolish person! (AF)What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. 38 But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. 39 For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. 40 There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
42 (AG)So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. 43 It is sown in dishonor; (AH)it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 Thus it is written, (AI)“The first man Adam became a living being”;[d] (AJ)the last Adam became a (AK)life-giving spirit. 46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47 (AL)The first man was from the earth, (AM)a man of dust; (AN)the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, (AO)so also are those who are of heaven. 49 Just (AP)as we have borne the image of the man of dust, (AQ)we shall[e] also bear the image of the man of heaven.
Mystery and Victory
50 I tell you this, brothers: (AR)flesh and blood (AS)cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. (AT)We shall not all sleep, (AU)but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For (AV)the trumpet will sound, and (AW)the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and (AX)this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
(AY)“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
55 (AZ)“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and (BA)the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, (BB)who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 (BC)Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in (BD)the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord (BE)your labor is not in vain.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:19 Or we have hoped
- 1 Corinthians 15:27 Greek he
- 1 Corinthians 15:33 Probably from Menander's comedy Thais
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 Greek a living soul
- 1 Corinthians 15:49 Some manuscripts let us
1 Corinthians 15:12-58
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1 Corinthians 15:12-58
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The Resurrection of the Dead
12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead,(A) how can some of you say that there is no resurrection(B) of the dead?(C) 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised,(D) our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead.(E) But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.(F) 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep(G) in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.(H)
20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,(I) the firstfruits(J) of those who have fallen asleep.(K) 21 For since death came through a man,(L) the resurrection of the dead(M) comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.(N) 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits;(O) then, when he comes,(P) those who belong to him.(Q) 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom(R) to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.(S) 25 For he must reign(T) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.(U) 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.(V) 27 For he “has put everything under his feet.”[a](W) Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ.(X) 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him,(Y) so that God may be all in all.(Z)
29 Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them? 30 And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour?(AA) 31 I face death every day(AB)—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 If I fought wild beasts(AC) in Ephesus(AD) with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,
33 Do not be misled:(AF) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[c](AG) 34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God(AH)—I say this to your shame.(AI)
The Resurrection Body
35 But someone will ask,(AJ) “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”(AK) 36 How foolish!(AL) What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.(AM) 37 When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38 But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.(AN) 39 Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. 40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. 41 The sun has one kind of splendor,(AO) the moon another and the stars another;(AP) and star differs from star in splendor.
42 So will it be(AQ) with the resurrection of the dead.(AR) The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;(AS) 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory;(AT) it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.(AU)
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”[d];(AV) the last Adam,(AW) a life-giving spirit.(AX) 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.(AY) 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth;(AZ) the second man is of heaven.(BA) 48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.(BB) 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man,(BC) so shall we[e] bear the image of the heavenly man.(BD)
50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood(BE) cannot inherit the kingdom of God,(BF) nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.(BG) 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery:(BH) We will not all sleep,(BI) but we will all be changed(BJ)— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound,(BK) the dead(BL) will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable(BM) must clothe itself with the imperishable,(BN) and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”[f](BO)
56 The sting of death is sin,(BQ) and the power of sin is the law.(BR) 57 But thanks be to God!(BS) He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.(BT)
58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,(BU) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.(BV)
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- 1 Corinthians 15:27 Psalm 8:6
- 1 Corinthians 15:32 Isaiah 22:13
- 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 Gen. 2:7
- 1 Corinthians 15:49 Some early manuscripts so let us
- 1 Corinthians 15:54 Isaiah 25:8
- 1 Corinthians 15:55 Hosea 13:14
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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The Coming of the Lord
13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, (A)that you may not grieve as others do (B)who have no hope. 14 For (C)since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him (D)those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you (E)by a word from the Lord,[a] that (F)we who are alive, who are left until (G)the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For (H)the Lord himself will descend (I)from heaven (J)with a cry of command, with the voice of (K)an archangel, and (L)with the sound of the trumpet of God. And (M)the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be (N)caught up together with them (O)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so (P)we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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Believers Who Have Died
13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed(A) about those who sleep in death,(B) so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.(C) 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again,(D) and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.(E) 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,(F) will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.(G) 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven,(H) with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel(I) and with the trumpet call of God,(J) and the dead in Christ will rise first.(K) 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left(L) will be caught up together with them in the clouds(M) to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord(N) forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another(O) with these words.
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