1Cor 15:18, 29, 2Cor 5:1-8, Phili 1:23, 1Th 4:14, Heb 11:13-16 | ESV | STEP | Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished .

‏ 1 Corinthians 15:18

18 Then those also who ^ahave fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

‏ 1 Corinthians 15:29

29 Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?

‏ 2 Corinthians 5:1-8

Our Heavenly Dwelling

1 For we know that if ^bthe tent that is ^cour earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, ^da house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent ^ewe groan, longing to ^fput on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on ^{▼▼Some manuscripts putting it off} we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal ^hmay be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, ⁱwho has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. ^{▼▼Or down payment}

6 So we are always of good courage. We know that ^kwhile we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for ^lwe walk by faith, not ^mby sight. 8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would ⁿrather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

‏ Philippians 1:23

23 ^oI am hard pressed between the two. My desire is ^pto depart and ^qbe with Christ, for that is far better.

‏ 1 Thessalonians 4:14

14 For ^rsince we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him ^sthose who have fallen asleep.

‏ Hebrews 11:13-16

13 These all died in faith, ^tnot having received the things promised, but ^uhaving seen them and greeted them from afar, and ^vhaving acknowledged that they were ^wstrangers and exiles on the earth. 14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, ^xthey would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed ^yto be called their God, for ^zhe has prepared for them a city.