Quotes About Death

Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Johnís head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

Then Johnís disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.

For God said, ëHonor your father and motherí and ëAnyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.í

So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

And last of all, the woman died.

Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.

When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ëAfter three days I will rise again.í

“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”

He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”

But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”

Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

The man brought Johnís head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

When Johnís disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

For Moses said, ëHonor your father and your motherí and ëAnyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.í

So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.