Ecclesiastes 3:21

New International Reader's Version

Who can know whether the spirit of a person goes up? Who can tell whether the spirit of an animal goes down into the earth?”

Cross References

Job 14:10

No man is like that. When he dies, he is buried in a grave. He takes his last breath. Then he is gone.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Remember your Creator before you return to the dust you came from. Remember him before your spirit goes back to God who gave it.

John 14:3

If I go and do that, I will come back. And I will take you to be with me. Then you will also be where I am.

Acts 1:25

Show us who should take the place of Judas as an apostle. He gave up being an apostle to go where he belongs.”

2 Corinthians 5:1

We know that the earthly tent we live in will be destroyed. But we have a building made by God. It is a house in heaven that lasts forever. Human hands did not build it.

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are certain about that. We would rather be away from our bodies and at home with the Lord.

Deuteronomy 28:13

The Lord your God will make you leaders, not followers. Pay attention to his commands that I’m giving you today. Be careful to obey them. Then you will always be on top. You will never be on the bottom.

Philippians 1:23

I can’t decide between the two. I long to leave this world and be with Christ. That is better by far.