Ecc 4:1-2, Isa 57:1-2, 2Cor 5:8, Phili 1:21-23, Rev 20:6 | ESV | STEP | Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun . And behold , the tears of the oppressed , and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power , and there was no one to comfort them.

Ecclesiastes 4:1-2

Evil Under the Sun

1 ^aAgain I ^bsaw all ^cthe oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had ^dno one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them. 2 And I ^ethought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.

Isaiah 57:1-2

Israel’s Futile Idolatry

1 The righteous man perishes,
and no one lays it to heart;
^fdevout men are taken away,
while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
2 ^ghe enters into peace;
they rest ^hin their beds
who walk in their uprightness.

2 Corinthians 5:8

8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we ⁱwould rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Philippians 1:21-23

21 For to me ^jto live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 ^kI am hard pressed between the two. My desire is ^lto depart and ^mbe with Christ, for that is far better.

Revelation of John 20:6

6 ⁿBlessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such ^othe second death has no power, but they will be ^ppriests of God and of Christ, and they ^qwill reign with him for a thousand years.