But a man dies and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he?
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - English Standard Version 2016 Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth? American Standard Version (1901) Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth? Common English Bible Who knows if a human being’s life-breath rises upward while an animal’s life-breath descends into the earth? Catholic Public Domain Version Who knows if the spirit of the sons of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward? |
But a man dies and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he?
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”
For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you shall only go up and not down, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, being careful to do them,
I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.