Here are 100 Bible verses about sleep, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
Proverbs 3:24 KJV
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
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Psalm 4:8 KJV
8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
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Psalm 127:2 KJV
2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
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Proverbs 20:13 KJV
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
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Psalm 3:5 KJV
5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
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Proverbs 6:9 KJV
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
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Matthew 8:24 KJV
24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
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John 14:27 KJV
27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
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Psalm 121:3-4 KJV
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
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Ecclesiastes 5:12 KJV
12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
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Matthew 11:28-30 KJV
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
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Matthew 11:28 KJV
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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Psalm 132:4 KJV
4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
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Matthew 9:24 KJV
24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
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Proverbs 6:10 KJV
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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Philippians 4:6-7 KJV
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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Isaiah 26:3-4 KJV
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:
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Philippians 4:6 KJV
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
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Psalm 91:1-16 KJV
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his …
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Isaiah 41:10 KJV
10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
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Psalm 56:3 KJV
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
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Romans 8:26 KJV
26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
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Matthew 6:34 KJV
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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Psalm 132:4-5 KJV
4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, 5 Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
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Proverbs 19:15 KJV
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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Psalm 29:11 KJV
11 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.
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Psalm 34:18 KJV
18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
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Revelation 11:1-19 KJV
1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall …
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Isaiah 26:3 KJV
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
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Job 14:12 KJV
12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
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Jeremiah 31:26 KJV
26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
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1 Peter 5:7 KJV
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
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Ephesians 5:14 KJV
14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 KJV
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them …
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Mark 5:39 KJV
39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
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John 11:12 KJV
12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
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John 11:11 KJV
11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
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Matthew 26:45 KJV
45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
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Revelation 1:1 KJV
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
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Psalm 127:5 KJV
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
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Psalm 46:10 KJV
10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
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Proverbs 6:10-11 KJV
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
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Psalm 16:9 KJV
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
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Job 33:15 KJV
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
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Genesis 2:21 KJV
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
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Isaiah 35:3-6 KJV
3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the …
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2 Timothy 1:7 KJV
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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Daniel 2:1 KJV
1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
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Psalm 23:1-6 KJV
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. …
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1 Kings 19:5 KJV
5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
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Psalm 91:1 KJV
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
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Psalm 13:3 KJV
3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
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Proverbs 1:33 KJV
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
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Genesis 15:12 KJV
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
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Esther 6:1 KJV
1 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
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Matthew 11:29 KJV
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
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Psalm 55:22 KJV
22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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Isaiah 30:15 KJV
15 For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
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Luke 1:37 KJV
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
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Matthew 6:27 KJV
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
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Matthew 6:33-34 KJV
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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Matthew 25:5 KJV
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
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Psalm 3:3 KJV
3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
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Jeremiah 31:25-26 KJV
25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. 26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
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Psalm 3:3-6 KJV
3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
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1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 KJV
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
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Luke 22:46 KJV
46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
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Proverbs 6:9-10 KJV
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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Romans 13:11 KJV
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
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Psalm 121:3 KJV
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
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Psalm 76:5 KJV
5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
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Mark 4:38 KJV
38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
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Psalm 91:1-5 KJV
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his …
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Psalm 16:8 KJV
8 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
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Psalm 127:1-2 KJV
1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
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Psalm 3:4-5 KJV
4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
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Psalm 116:7 KJV
7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
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Acts 20:9 KJV
9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
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Job 11:19 KJV
19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 KJV
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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Romans 8:6 KJV
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
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Colossians 3:15 KJV
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
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Genesis 2:3 KJV
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
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Proverbs 3:21-24 KJV
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
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1 Thessalonians 4:14 KJV
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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Acts 12:6 KJV
6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
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Psalm 63:6 KJV
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
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Proverbs 6:9-11 KJV
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
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Matthew 27:52 KJV
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
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Daniel 6:18 KJV
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
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Luke 8:23 KJV
23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
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Psalm 121:1-8 KJV
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon …
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Psalm 91:1-2 KJV
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
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Matthew 10:28 KJV
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Acts 7:60 KJV
60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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John 14:1-3 KJV
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
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1 Thessalonians 5:7 KJV
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
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James 4:8 KJV
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
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Exodus 33:14 KJV
14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
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1 Thessalonians 4:15-16 KJV
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
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