5 Bible Verses about Death Desired

But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better;

Therefore also we, having so great a cloud of witnesses lying around us, laying aside every impediment and sin which entirely surrounds us, let us run with patience the race set before us,

And in those days men shall seek death and not find it, and shall desire to die and death flee from them.

For in this we also groan, earnestly desiring to put on our dwelling which is from heaven, if indeed also having put it on we may not be found naked. For being in this tabernacle we groan, being burdened, because we do not wish to put it off, but to put on [the other], that the mortal may be swallowed up by life.read more.
And he that has made us for this is God, who has given us the pledge of the Spirit. Being always confident therefore, and knowing that while we are present in the body we are absent from the Lord,??7 we walk by faith, not by sight;??8 but we are confident, and are pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

Now, Master, dismiss thy servant according to thy word, in peace;