Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
And the house
So the dead
Bible References
Die
Matthew 16:25
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life shall find it.
Acts 20:24
But I count my life of no value to myself, if only I may complete the course marked out for me, and the task that was allotted me by the Lord Jesus--which was to declare the Good News of the Love of God.
Acts 21:13
It was then that Paul made the reply: "Why are you weeping and breaking my heart like this? For my part, I am ready not only to be bound, but even to suffer death at Jerusalem for the Name of the Lord Jesus."
Philippians 2:17
And yet, even if, when your faith is offered as a sacrifice to God, my life-blood must be poured out in addition, still I shall rejoice and share the joy of you all;
Hebrews 12:1
Seeing, therefore, that there is on every side of us such a throng of witnesses, let us also lay aside everything that hinders us, and the sin that clings about us, and run with patient endurance the race that lies before us,
And the house
Matthew 24:38
In those days before the flood they went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark,
1 Thessalonians 5:2
You yourselves know well that the Day of the Lord will come just as a thief comes in the night.
So the dead
Philippians 2:8
He appeared among us as a man, and still further humbled himself by submitting even to death--to death on a cross!
Colossians 2:15
He rid himself of all the Powers of Evil, and held them up to open contempt, when he celebrated his triumph over them on the cross!
Hebrews 2:14
Therefore, since human nature is the common heritage of 'the Children,' Jesus also shared it, in order that by death he might render powerless him whose power lies in death--that is, the Devil--