soul
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4Behold, all souls are mine. Just as the soul of the father is mine, so also is the soul of the son. The soul that sins, the same shall die.
7and the dust returns to its earth, from which it was, and the spirit returns to God, who granted it.
7And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
5You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.
28And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But instead fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
26For how does it benefit a man, if he gains the whole world, yet truly suffers damage to his soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
3He has converted my soul. He has led me away on the paths of justice, for the sake of his name.
20The soul that sins, the same shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son. The justice of the just man shall be upon himself, but the impiety of the impious man shall be upon himself.
27For you will not abandon my soul to Hell, nor will you allow your Holy One to see corruption.
36For how does it benefit a man, if he gains the whole world, and yet causes harm to his soul?
1To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me. 2Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses. 3He forgives all your iniquities. He heals all your infirmities. 4He redeems your life from destruction. He crowns you with mercy and compassion. 5He satisfies your desire with good things. Your youth will be renewed like that of the eagle. 6The Lord accomplishes mercies, and his judgment is for all who patiently endure injuries.
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7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of virtue, and of love, and of self-restraint.
40So then, this is the will of my Father who sent me: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
6The Lord questions the just and the impious. Yet he who loves iniquity, hates his own soul.
51Behold, I tell you a mystery. Certainly, we shall all rise again, but we shall not all be transformed: 52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will rise up, incorruptible. And we shall be transformed. 53Thus, it is necessary for this corruptibility to be clothed with incorruptibility, and for this mortality to be clothed with immortality. 54And when this mortality has been clothed with immortality, then the word that was written shall occur: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” 55“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
17But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat. For in whatever day you will eat from it, you will die a death.”
2He has settled me here, in a place of pasture. He has led me out to the water of refreshment. 3He has converted my soul. He has led me away on the paths of justice, for the sake of his name. 4For, even if I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils. For you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they have given me consolation.
23For the wages of sin is death. But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
11Therefore, let us hasten to enter into that rest, so that no one may fall into the same example of unbelief. 12For the Word of God is living and effective: more piercing than any two-edged sword, reaching to the division even between the soul and the spirit, even between the joints and the marrow, and so it discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13And there is no created thing that is invisible to his sight. For all things are naked and open to the eyes of him, about whom we are speaking.