11 Bible Verses about Death Of The Righteous

If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them."

We are confident, I say, and would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I do not know. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better;

Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

So the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved his appearing.

since I know that the putting aside of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

And as they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God, and said, "Certainly this was a righteous man!"

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Here indeed we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.