² They are at rest in their last resting-places, every one going straight before him.

¹³ And a voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Put in writing, There is a blessing on the dead who from now on come to their end in the Lord: yes, says the Spirit, that they may have rest from their troubles; for their works go with them.

²² And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.

²⁹ Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;

²⁵ They have made a bed for her among the dead, and all her people are round about her resting-place: all of them without circumcision, put to death with the sword; for they were a cause of fear in the land of the living, and are put to shame with those who go down to the underworld: they have been given a place among those who have been put to the sword.

¹⁴ And they put him into the resting-place which he had made for himself in the town of David, in a bed full of sweet perfumes of all sorts of spices, made by the perfumer's art, and they made a great burning for him.

²³ I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better:

⁸ We are without fear, desiring to be free from the body, and to be with the Lord.

¹ For we are conscious that if this our tent of flesh is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in heaven.

⁵⁰ And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.

⁶ They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

²¹ His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

⁷ The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

¹⁸ All the kings of the earth are at rest in glory, every man in his house,

⁷ And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.

¹⁷ There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.

¹ When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,