burying the dead
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22But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and allow the dead to bury their dead.”
2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awaken: some to everlasting life, and others to a reproach that they will always see.
26For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
60And Jesus said to him: “Let the dead bury their dead. But you go and announce the kingdom of God.”
29Noble brothers, permit me to speak freely to you about the Patriarch David: for he passed away and was buried, and his sepulcher is with us, even to this very day.
23his corpse shall not remain on the tree. Instead, he shall be buried on the same day. For he who hangs from a tree has been cursed by God, and you shall not defile your land, which the Lord your God will give to you as a possession.”
19By the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, until you return to the earth from which you were taken. For dust you are, and unto dust you shall return.”
4“I am a newcomer and a sojourner among you. Give me the right of a sepulcher among you, so that I may bury my dead.”
28Do not be amazed at this. For the hour is coming in which all who are in the grave shall hear the voice of the Son of God.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.