Matthew 27:52
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52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
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Isaiah 26:19
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19 (A)Your dead shall live;
Together with [a]my dead body they shall arise.
(B)Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust;
For your dew is like the dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead.
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- Isaiah 26:19 So with MT, Vg.; Syr., Tg. their dead bodies; LXX those in the tombs
1 Thessalonians 4:14
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14 For (A)if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him (B)those who [a]sleep in Jesus.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 Or through Jesus sleep
1 Corinthians 15:20
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The Last Enemy Destroyed
20 But now (A)Christ is risen from the dead, and has become (B)the firstfruits of those who have [a]fallen asleep.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:20 Died
John 5:25-29
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25 Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when (A)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 For (B)as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have (C)life in Himself, 27 and (D)has given Him authority to execute judgment also, (E)because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will (F)hear His voice 29 (G)and come forth—(H)those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.
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Daniel 12:2
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2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
(A)Some to everlasting life,
Some to shame (B)and everlasting [a]contempt.
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- Daniel 12:2 Lit. abhorrence
Isaiah 25:8
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8 He will (A)swallow up death forever,
And the Lord God will (B)wipe away tears from all faces;
The rebuke of His people
He will take away from all the earth;
For the Lord has spoken.
1 Thessalonians 5:10
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10 (A)who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.
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1 Corinthians 15:51
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51 Behold, I tell you a [a]mystery: (A)We shall not all sleep, (B)but we shall all be changed—
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- 1 Corinthians 15:51 hidden truth
Hosea 13:14
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14 “I will ransom them from the [a]power of [b]the grave;
I will redeem them from death.
(A)O Death, [c]I will be your plagues!
O [d]Grave, [e]I will be your destruction!
(B)Pity is hidden from My eyes.”
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- Hosea 13:14 Lit. hand
- Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol
- Hosea 13:14 LXX where is your punishment?
- Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol
- Hosea 13:14 LXX where is your sting?
1 Corinthians 11:30
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30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many [a]sleep.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:30 Are dead
Acts 7:60
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60 Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, (A)“Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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