John 11:11

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

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.

And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. he: or, it

Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 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. prevent: or, come before, or, anticipate, or, precede

Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? who: Heb. thou

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.