Quotes About Death

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.

This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.

“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”

(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.

This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

He was delivered up by Godís set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.

But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.

On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.

So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.

At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.

We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,

Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

For when David had served Godís purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.

And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.

I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.