The righteous one perishes, and no one lays it to heart, and merciful men are taken away; no one cares that the righteous is taken away from the face of evil.

For I am pressed together by the two: having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better.

And I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they shall rest from their labors, and their works follow them.

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And it happened to him, being instructed by the Holy Spirit, he was not to see death before he would see the Christ of the Lord.

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And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.

Watch the perfect and behold the upright one; for the end of that man is peace.

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