29 Bible Verses about Spiritual Death
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For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience-- among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death."
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience--
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned-- for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.read more.
But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.'
Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.read more.
Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by 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 welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.read more.
I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
"Then he will say to those on his left, '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 did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'read more.
Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.read more.
And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
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death » Spiritual death » Eternal
let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."
but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death."
Spiritual death » Spiritual ignorance is
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned."
Spiritual death » Walking in trespasses and sins is
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Spiritual death » The fruits of, are dead works
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
Spiritual death » Is the state of all men by nature
Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Spiritual death » Unbelief is
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey 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: 'The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. "'I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.
Spiritual death » Alienation from God is
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
Spiritual death » A call to arise from
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
Spiritual death » Illustrated
And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, you know."
Spiritual death » Living in pleasure is
Spiritual death » Deliverance from, is through Christ
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
Spiritual death » Love of the brethren, a proof of being raised from
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
Spiritual death » Is a consequence of the fall
But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
Spiritual death » Saints are raised from
Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.
Spiritual death » Carnal-mindedness is
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Spiritual death
treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Spiritual death
treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.