Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

According

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Bible References

Now

Philippians 1:23
I am in a dilemma, my earnest desire being to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better.
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice speaking from Heaven. It said, "Write as follows: "'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from this time onward. Yes, says the Spirit, let them rest from their sorrowful labours; for what they have done goes with them.'"

According

Luke 2:26
To him it had been revealed by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death until he had seen the Lord's Anointed One.

General references

Matthew 13:16
"But as for you, blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.