The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;

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!"

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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.

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Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive."

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

But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.