Luke 20:38

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Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live before him.”

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  • Col 3:3-4 : 3 for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ(who is your life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.
  • John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said to her,“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, 26 and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
  • Rom 6:10-11 : 10 For the death he died, he died to sin once for all, but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11 So you too consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
  • Rom 6:22-23 : 22 But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life. 23 For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • Rom 14:7-9 : 7 For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
  • 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said,“I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
  • 2 Cor 13:4 : 4 For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God’s power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God’s power toward you.
  • Ps 16:5-9 : 5 LORD, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure. 6 It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land. 7 I will praise the LORD who guides me; yes, during the night I reflect and learn. 8 I constantly trust in the LORD; because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 9 So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe. 10 You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit. 11 You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
  • Ps 22:23-26 : 23 You loyal followers of the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him! 24 For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded. 25 You are the reason I offer praise in the great assembly; I will fulfill my promises before the LORD’s loyal followers. 26 Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the LORD! May you live forever!
  • Ps 145:1-2 : 1 A psalm of praise, by David. I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually! 2 Every day I will praise you! I will praise your name continually!
  • John 6:57 : 57 Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.
  • John 14:19 : 19 In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.
  • Heb 11:16 : 16 But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
  • Rev 7:15-17 : 15 For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple, and the one seated on the throne will shelter them. 16 They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat, 17 because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
  • Rev 22:1 : 1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life– water as clear as crystal– pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

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    31Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

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    36In fact, they can no longer die, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, since they are sons of the resurrection.

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    39Then some of the experts in the law answered,“Teacher, you have spoken well!”

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    7For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself.

    8If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

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    9so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.

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    32For I take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!

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    10He died for us so that whether we are alert or asleep we will come to life together with him.

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