9 Bible Verses about Christ With People In Spirit

Jesus said to him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

But I am hard-pressed between the two. I have the desire to leave [this world] and be with Christ, for that is far, far better;

we are [as I was saying] of good courage and confident hope, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

Then we who are alive and remain [on the earth] will simultaneously be caught up (raptured) together with them [the resurrected ones] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord!

teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age.”

If anyone serves Me, he must [continue to faithfully] follow Me [without hesitation, holding steadfastly to Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]; and wherever I am [in heaven’s glory], there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and I will take you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.

For where two or three are gathered in My name [meeting together as My followers], I am there among them.”

He who is not with Me [once and for all on My side] is against Me; and he who does not [unequivocally] gather with Me scatters.