Job 3:17, Ecc 4:2, Isa 57:1-2, 2Cor 5:1, 8, Phili 1:21-23, Rev 14:13 | ESV | STEP | There the wicked cease from troubling , and there the weary are at rest .

Job 3:17

17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
and there the weary are at ^arest.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

2 And I ^bthought 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;
^cdevout men are taken away,
while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
2 ^dhe enters into peace;
they rest ^ein their beds
who walk in their uprightness.

2 Corinthians 5:1

Our Heavenly Dwelling

1 For we know that if ^fthe tent that is ^gour earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, ^ha house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

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 14:13

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: ⁿBlessed are the dead ^owho die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, ^p“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”