Early Death
10 passages
- Isaiah 57:1–2
1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil. 2Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.
Read it in context - Ecclesiastes 7:17
Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
Read it in context - James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Read it in context - John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Read it in context - John 11:25–26
25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. 26And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Read it in context - Luke 23:43
And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Read it in context - 1 John 5:16–17
16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin. 17All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
Read it in context - Matthew 6:27
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Read it in context - Psalm 139:16
Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
Read it in context - Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
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