Luk 2:29
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
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And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed {are} the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. {from henceforth...: or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea}
And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou {art} yet alive.
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth {it} to heart: and merciful men {are} taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil {to come}. {merciful...: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness} {from...: or, from that which is evil}
And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
Mark the perfect {man}, and behold the upright: for the end of {that} man {is} peace.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou {art} yet alive.
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, {each one} walking {in} his uprightness. {enter into: or, go in} {in his...: or, before him}
But blessed {are} your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
The hoary head {is} a crown of glory, {if} it be found in the way of righteousness.
We are confident, {I say}, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but {when} the desire cometh, {it is} a tree of life.
But go thou thy way till the end {be}: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. {for thou: or, and thou, etc}
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, {and be buried} by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth {part} of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! {me: Heb. my soul, or, my life}