Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

According

Bible References

Now

Genesis 15:15
As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.
Genesis 46:30
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
Psalm 37:37
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;
For the man of peace will have a posterity.
Isaiah 57:1
The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from evil,
Philippians 1:23
But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better;
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.”

According

Luke 2:26
And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

General references

Genesis 46:30
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
Psalm 37:37
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;
For the man of peace will have a posterity.
Matthew 13:16
But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.