But mortals die, and are laid low; humans expire, and where are they?
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - New Revised Standard Version Who knows whether the human spirit goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to 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 mortals die, and are laid low; humans expire, and where are they?
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath 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, so that where I am, there 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 earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
The Lord will make you the head, and not the tail; you shall be only at the top, and not at the bottom—if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today, by diligently observing them,
I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better;