And David said to Gad, I am in great distress. Let us fall now into the hand of Jehovah, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.

For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not without fruit.

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the Word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

But I have an immersion to be immersed with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished.

You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.

Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word;

for my eyes have seen Your Salvation

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

We are confident, yes, preferring rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.

and after my skin has been struck off from my flesh, I shall see God:

Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not a stranger. O how my reins have been exhausted within me!

But God will redeem my soul from the hand of Sheol; for He will carry me away. Selah.

Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

And Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Today you will be with Me in Paradise.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You gave Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

And they stoned Stephen as he was invoking and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

We are confident, yes, preferring rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together at the same time with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

And I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me, Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow with them.

for You will not leave My soul in Sheol; nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

You will make known to Me the way of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy. At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with the image of You.

You will lead me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

My flesh and my heart waste away; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.

And I said to him, Sir, you know. So he said to me, These are the ones coming out of great affliction, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not fall on them, nor any burning heat;