Burying The Dead

But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce the Kingdom of God.”

“Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Don’t marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand, — read the full passage →

But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce the Kingdom of God.” — read the full passage →

For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand,

Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.

Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha. — read the full passage →

He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” — read the full passage →

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying.

Don’t marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice, — read the full passage →

Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”

Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren’t raised at all, why then are they baptized for the dead?

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

“Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?”

But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep. — read the full passage →

Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn’t remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special one), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, — read the full passage →

That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, — read the full passage →

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit the Kingdom of God; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable. — read the full passage →

He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!”

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; — read the full passage →

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”

Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.

He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.” — read the full passage →

Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.

And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.

They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them, to bury strangers in.

Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross, and come after me, can’t be my disciple.

Now if Christ is preached, that he has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple came. — read the full passage →