Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, so death by this sin; and thereby death passed upon all men, who all by his means became mortal.

was it then good that brought death upon me? no, but it was sin, that sin might show it self by being able to bring death upon me by means of that which is good; that sin, I say, by the commandment might appear to be exceedingly destructive.

then the brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against their parents, and be the instruments of their death.

but Jesus, who was for a while inferior to the angels by his sufferings and death, we see was crown'd with glory and honour; when by the divine goodness, he had pass'd thro' death for every man.

Since then the children were made subject to a state of mortality, so he himself likewise was subject to the same condition: that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

in those days shall men seek for death, but shall not find it; they will desire to die, and death will shun them.

and death and the grave were cast into the lake of fire: this is the second death.

in the mean time he gave his disciples this intimation, "the son of man is going to be delivered up into the hands of men, who will put him to death, and three days after he is put to death he shall rise again."

who having heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went there to desire him to come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

I declare unto you, he that heareth my doctrine, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come under condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

though Jesus meant it of Lazarus's death: but they understood it of the natural rest in sleep.

but some of them said, this man who has given sight to the blind, could not he have prevented Lazarus's death?

from that day therefore, they consulted together to put Jesus to death.

for the chief priests had resolved to put even Lazarus to death;

(this he said to signify what death he should die.)

Pilate then said to them, take him your selves, and judge him according to your law. but the Jews said to him, it is not lawful for us to put any man to death.

so that what Jesus had said, to signify the death he should die, was actually accomplished.

this he said to signify to Peter by what death he should glorify God. and when he had spoken this, he said to him, follow me.

having delivered him from the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be overpower'd by it.

for some time ago one Theudas started up, pretending to be something extraordinary, who was join'd indeed by about four hundred men: but he was no sooner put to death, than his followers all dispers'd, and were reduc'd to nothing.

thereupon he went out of Chaldea, and dwelt in Charran: from thence, after his father's death, he removed him to this very country where you now dwell.

and Saul was accessory to his death. At that time the persecution was so violent against the church at Jerusalem, they were all dispers'd through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles,

we are witnesses of all his transactions, both in Judea, and at Jerusalem. however, they put him to death, even that of the cross.

although they could not convict him of any thing capital, yet they demanded of Pilate, that he should be put to death.

for I persecuted this sect even to death, throwing them into chains and prisons both men and women:

but finding he had done nothing that deserv'd death, I have resolved to send him to the emperor, to whom he had appealed.

where numbers of converts I threw into jail, by warrant from the high priests: and when they were put to death, I myself was an accomplice.

they declar'd to one another, "this man has done nothing that deserves either death or imprisonment:"

the barbarians seeing the venomous creature hang fast to his hand, said to one another, this man is a murderer, no doubt; for, escaped from the wreck, the divine justice still pursues him to death.

who knowing the divine rule of right, did not perceive that they who commit such things are worthy of death, and not only they who do the same, but they who give countenance to those that do them.