19 Bible Verses about Spiritually Dead

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis, write, "THESE things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast the reputation of being alive, but art dead.

When you were in that destructive state of transgression and sin,

did raise us all, who were in that deadly state of sin, to life by Christ, for by grace ye are saved:

Even you, who were in a dying sinful state, and were uncircumcised Gentiles, has God raised to life, as he did Christ, having pardoned all your sins:

now sensual inclinations lead to death; but spiritual affections to a life of tranquillity.

and if Christ be in you, tho' the body is mortal in consequence of sin; the spirit gives life by justification.

but Jesus said to him, follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

Jesus said to him, let the dead bury their dead; but do you go and preach the kingdom of God.

but if our gospel be obscure, it is so only to those who are lost:

I declare unto you, the time is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God: and they that hear shall live.

for this son of mine was dead, and is come to life: he was lost, and is found again. and then they began their feast.

but it was necessary to feast and rejoice, because your brother here was dead, and is again alive: he was lost and is now found.

but sin receiving strength by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. for before the law sin appear'd dead.

For tho' the doctrine of the cross seems folly to those that perish: yet we that are to be saved, do feel its energy is divine.

as for us, we know, that we have passed from a state of death to that of life, because we love our brethren: he that does not love his brother, is in a destructive state.

and the commandment which leads to life was instrumental to my ruin.

who also hath enabled me to be a minister of the new covenant, not of the literal sense, but of the spiritual meaning: it is the letter that denounces death, but the spirit gives life.

then it was I once liv'd secure; but when the prohibition came, sin exerted it self, and I was in a dying condition:

now if the law engraven on stone, the letter of whose sanction is death, was delivered with such glory, that the children of Israel could not steadily behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, tho' it was transient;