John 11:17
Speaking with Martha and Mary
11:17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already.
Genesis 3:19
3:19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat food
until you return to the ground,
for out of it you were taken;
for you are dust, and to dust you will return.”
Genesis 23:4
23:4 “I am a temporary settler
among you. Grant
me ownership
of a burial site among you so that I may
bury my dead.”
Psalms 49:7
49:7 Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother;
he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price
Psalms 49:9
49:9 so that he might continue to live forever
and not experience death.
Psalms 49:14
49:14 They will travel to Sheol like sheep,
with death as their shepherd.
The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns;
Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
Acts 2:27
2:27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades,
nor permit your Holy One to experience decay.
Acts 13:36
13:36 For David, after he had served
God’s purpose in his own generation, died,
was buried with his ancestors,
and experienced
decay,
Philippians 3:21
3:21 who will transform these humble bodies of ours
into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.