²¹ Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?

⁷ And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.

²² `And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham -- and the rich man also died, and was buried;

²³ and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,

³ and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;

²⁵ to receive the share of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, did fall, to go on to his proper place;'

¹ For we have known that if our earthly house of the tabernacle may be thrown down, a building from God we have, an house not made with hands -- age-during -- in the heavens,

⁸ we have courage, and are well pleased rather to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

²³ for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,