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Summary

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

Bible References

They

Luke 1:12
And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.
Daniel 8:17
So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. Then he said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision pertains to the time of the end."
Daniel 10:7
Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide.
Matthew 28:3
His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
Mark 16:5
Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.
Acts 10:3
About three o'clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, "Cornelius."

The living

Hebrews 7:8
and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive.
Revelation 1:18
and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive -- forever and ever -- and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!
Revelation 2:8
"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life:

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