His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.'

The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,

For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.""Blessed indeed," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!"

Enter into

"Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word;

And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

In his uprightness

When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless,

And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.

General references

Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.