Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
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Philippians 1:23
But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
Revelation 14:13
I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their works follow with them.”
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
2 Corinthians 5:6
Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;
Proverbs 14:32
The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
Isaiah 57:1
The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from the evil.
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Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.
2 Corinthians 5:15
He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.
Romans 14:8
For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
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2 Timothy 4:8
From now on, the crown of righteousness is stored up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
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2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
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