1 Corinthians 15:18

The Text-Critical English New Testament

Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have also perished.

Cross References

Acts 7:60

Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” After saying this, he fell asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:6

Next he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, but some have fallen asleep.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

According to the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive, who are left behind until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.

1 Thessalonians 4:16

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works will follow them.”