We are confident, {I say}, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed {are} the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. {from henceforth...: or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea}

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

And they stoned Stephen, calling upon {God}, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. {power: Heb. hand} {the grave: or, hell}

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will {my} Father honour.

And {though} after my skin {worms} destroy this {body}, yet in my flesh shall I see God: {And...: or, After I shall awake, though this body be destroyed, yet out of my flesh}

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, {there} ye may be also.

Then we which are alive {and} remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! {straitened: or, pained}

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me {to} glory.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received {it} not {as} the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies {are} great: and let me not fall into the hand of man. {are great: or, are many}

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

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

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. {for ever: Heb. to length of days}

Because thy lovingkindness {is} better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. {affection: or, mind}

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

His lord said unto him, Well done, {thou} good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, {there} ye may be also.

And if Christ {be} in you, the body {is} dead because of sin; but the Spirit {is} life because of righteousness.

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will {my} Father honour.

Blessed {are} those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

Then we which are alive {and} remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great {are} his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man. {very great: or, very many}

He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, {each one} walking {in} his uprightness. {enter into: or, go in} {in his...: or, before him}

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law {is} my delight.

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? {of man: Heb. of the sons of man} {goeth upward: Heb. is ascending, etc}

And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews {that} Jesus {was} Christ. {was Christ: or, is the Christ}

According to my earnest expectation and {my} hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but {that} with all boldness, as always, {so} now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether {it be} by life, or by death.

Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.

Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. {Make...: Heb. Flee away}

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I {am} sick of love. {comfort...: Heb. straw me with apples}

And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.

Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun {is} grievous unto me: for all {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies {are} great: and let me not fall into the hand of man. {are great: or, are many}

Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.