28 Bible Verses about Spiritual Death
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For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal "life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And you, being dead to your offenses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has made alive together with him, having forgiven you all your offenses;
Even you, being dead to offenses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is actively at work in the sons of disobedience: among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the feelings, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others:
For you were formerly darkness; but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
He that believes on the Son has eternal life. But he that believes not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;
Even you, being dead to offenses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is actively at work in the sons of disobedience:
For this reason, as by one man sin entered into the world, and by his sin, death; and so death passed through to all men, because all have sinned: for till the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that did not sin in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is the type of him that was to come.read more.
But the favor bestowed is not, in all respects, like the offense: for if, by the offense of one, the many have died, much more have the grace of God and the gift which is by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ, been made abundant for the many.
these shall suffer punishment in that day, even eternal destruction, far from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He that overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.
Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection; over such the second death has no power: but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
And cast the unprofitable servant into the darkness without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
These men are fountains without water, clouds driven by a tempest, for whom the gloom of darkness is reserved forever.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
And there is salvation in no other; nor, indeed, is there another name under heaven, given among men, by which we must be saved.
And fear not them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
There is one law-giver that is able to save, and to destroy: who are you that judge an other?
When the Son of man shall come in his own glory, and all the holy angels with him, then will he sit on the throne of his own glory; and all nations shall be gathered before him; and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left.read more.
Then the King will say to those on his right hand: Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave- me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me to your houses; naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me. Then will the righteous answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and feed thee? or thirsty, and give thee drink? When did we see thee a stranger, and take thee to our home? or naked, and clothe thee? When did we see thee sick, or in prison, and come to thee? And the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me. Then will he say to those on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
and to you that are afflicted, rest with us, at the revelation of our Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, to take vengeance on those who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Know you not, that to whom you present yourselves as servants to obey, his servants you are whom you obey, whether of sin that leads to death, or of obedience that leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that though you were the servants of sin, yet you have obeyed from the heart the form of teaching, in which you have been instructed; and being made free from sin, you have be come the servants of righteousness.read more.
I speak of what is common among men, oil account of the weakness of your flesh: for as you have presented your members as servants to uncleanness, and to lawlessness, in order to lawlessness, so now present your members as servants to righteousness, in order to holiness. For when you were the servants of sin, you were free with respect to righteousness. What fruit, therefore, had you at that time, in those things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
for if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if, through the Spirit, you put to death the deeds of the body, you shall live.
So, then, desire, when it has conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when it is matured, brings forth death.
Then will he say to those on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry, and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and you took me not to your houses; naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.read more.
Then they also will answer, and say: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee? Then will he answer them, saying: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me. And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
who, acknowledging the judgment of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but approve those who practice them.
Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection; over such the second death has no power: but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. And when the thousand years shall have been completed, Satan shall be loosed from his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to bring them together to battle: the number of these is as the sand of the sea.read more.
And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the camp of the saints, and the beloved city: and fire came down out of heaven from God, and devoured them. And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are: and they shall be tormented day and night from age to age. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before the throne; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things that were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and hades gave up the dead that were in them; and they were judged, every one according to his works. And death and hades were cast into the lake of fire: this is the second death.
But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the detestable, and murderers and lewd persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
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death » Spiritual death » Eternal
let him know that he who turns back a sinner from the error of his way, will save a soul from death, and cover a multitude of sins.
But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the detestable, and murderers and lewd persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal "life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Spiritual death » Spiritual ignorance is
darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, by guiding our feet in the way of peace.
the people that sat in darkness saw great light; and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has risen.
Spiritual death » Walking in trespasses and sins is
And you, being dead to your offenses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has made alive together with him, having forgiven you all your offenses;
Spiritual death » The fruits of, are dead works
how much more will the blood of the Christ, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works, in order that you may serve the living God?
Therefore, omitting the elementary Christian teaching, let us go on to the perfection of Christian instruction, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Spiritual death » Is the state of all men by nature
and present not your members to sin, as instruments of unrighteousness: but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead; and your members to God, as instruments of righteousness.
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.
Spiritual death » Unbelief is
He that believes on the Son has eternal life. But he that believes not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Spiritual death » Hypocrisy is
And to the angel of the church in Sardis, write: These things says he that has the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know your works, that you have a name, that you live, and are dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, which are about to die; for I have not found your works perfect before God.
Spiritual death » Alienation from God is
darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;
Spiritual death » A call to arise from
Wherefore, the scripture says: Awake you that sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.
Spiritual death » Illustrated
Spiritual death » Living in pleasure is
Spiritual death » Deliverance from, is through Christ
Verily, verily I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has eternal life, and comes not into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. Verily, verily I say to you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear, shall live.
Spiritual death » Love of the brethren, a proof of being raised from
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he that loves not his brother, abides in death.
Spiritual death » Is a consequence of the fall
But the favor bestowed is not, in all respects, like the offense: for if, by the offense of one, the many have died, much more have the grace of God and the gift which is by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ, been made abundant for the many.
Spiritual death » Saints are raised from
and present not your members to sin, as instruments of unrighteousness: but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead; and your members to God, as instruments of righteousness.
Spiritual death » Carnal-mindedness is
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Spiritual death
For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.
You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Spiritual death
For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.
You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.