Act 7:60, 1Cor 15:6, 18, 1Th 4:13, 15, 2Pe 3:4 | ESV | STEP | And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice , Lord , do not hold this sin against them . And when he had said this , he fell asleep .

Acts 7:60

60 And ^afalling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, ^b“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, ^che fell asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:6

6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:18

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

1 Thessalonians 4:13

The Coming of the Lord

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, ^ethat you may not grieve as others do ^fwho have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

15 For this we declare to you ^gby a word from the Lord, ^{▼▼Or by the word of the Lord} that ⁱwe who are alive, who are left until ^jthe coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

2 Peter 3:4

4 ^kThey will say, “Where is the promise of ^lhis coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”