11 Bible Verses about Death Of The Righteous

for if indeed we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Then indeed if we live, and if we die, we are the Lord's.

And I heard a voice from the heaven saying, Write; Blessed are the dead immediately, who die in the Lord. Yea, says the Spirit, that they shall rest from their labors; for their works do follow along with them.

but we are confident and delighted rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord.

For Christ is my life, and death is my gain. But if to live in the flesh, this shall be to me the fruit of the work, indeed I know not what I shall ask. But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; for this is far better:

Behold, I speak to you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

And it came to pass that the beggar died, and himself was carried by the angels into the bosom of Abraham: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: finally there is a crown of righteousness laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me in that day: not only to me, but to all those who with divine love, do love his appearing.

knowing that the laying aside of my tabernacle is swift, as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me.

and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

And calling with a loud voice, Jesus said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, He expired.

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle may be taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens. For in this we groan, longing to be invested with our house which is from heaven: if indeed having been invested, we shall not be found unclothed.