Early Death

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. — read the full passage →

Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am. — read the full passage →

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days. — read the full passage →

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live? — read the full passage →

And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Eventhe days that were ordainedfor me, When as yet there was none of them.

And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request. — read the full passage →

But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man.

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — read the full passage →

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: In the morning they are like grass which groweth up. — read the full passage →

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

Rejoice always; — read the full passage →

And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

Agoodname is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. — read the full passage →

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that goeth away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. — read the full passage →

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us? — read the full passage →

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

Arise thou therefore, get thee to thy house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. — read the full passage →

we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.

Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

Thus saith Jehovah: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not.

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: — read the full passage →

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: — read the full passage →

But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord — read the full passage →

I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:—

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God take away life, but deviseth means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from him.

For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. — read the full passage →

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, eventhe lake of fire.

O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? — read the full passage →

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth: — read the full passage →

Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; — read the full passage →

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

He hath swallowed up death for ever; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken it.

For who knoweth what is good for man in his life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.

And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory; — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →

For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: My flesh also shall dwell in safety. — read the full passage →

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment; — read the full passage →

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.

But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: — read the full passage →

For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens. — read the full passage →

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, — read the full passage →