Praying For The Dead

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

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? on behalf of the living should they seek unto the dead?

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.

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.

And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

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

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. — read the full passage →

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,

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.

Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.

or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

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.

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

The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence;

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

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.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

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:—

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

For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

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.

and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

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 →

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 →

So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah, which he kept not; and also for that he asked counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire thereby,

But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

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

And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

The Lord grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me in the host, thou and thy men. — read the full passage →

There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, — read the full passage →

There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names. — read the full passage →

And David said to Achish, Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.

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.

Jehovah is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

For Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever.

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?

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,

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. — read the full passage →

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them.

but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels,

For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.

who needeth not daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people: for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself.

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

And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light.

Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. — read the full passage →

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

And he spake unto them this parable, saying,

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.

The priests the Levites, evenall the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, and his inheritance. — read the full passage →

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: — read the full passage →

to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:

If a man die, shall he liveagain? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.

And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them.

And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

And calling to him each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men;

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err.

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, — read the full passage →

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep. — read the full passage →

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; — read the full passage →

For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered; — read the full passage →

For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; — read the full passage →

And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. — read the full passage →

And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, eventhe lake of fire. — read the full passage →

And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon.

But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth: — read the full passage →