23 Because God created man for incorruption, and made him an image of his own everlastingness; (WEB) 24 but death entered into the world by the envy of the devil, and those who belong to him experience it. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 2:23–24
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Wisdom of Solomon 1:12–14
12 Don’t court death in the error of your life. Don’t draw destruction upon yourselves by the works of your hands; (WEB) 13 because God didn’t make death, neither does he delight when the living perish. (WEB) 14 For he created all things that they might have being. The generative p… (WEB)
Romans 5:11–13
11 Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. 12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinn…
1 Corinthians 15:20–22
20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
Odes of Solomon 24:5–7
5 And they sealed up the abysses with the seal of the Lord. And they perished, in the thought, those that had existed from ancient times; (ODE) 6 For they were corrupt from the beginning; and the end of their corruption was life: (ODE) 7 And every one of them that was imperfect… (ODE)
Wisdom of Solomon 6:18–20
18 And love is observance of her laws. To give heed to her laws confirms immortality. (WEB) 19 Immortality brings closeness to God. (WEB) 20 So then desire for wisdom promotes to a kingdom. (WEB)
1 Corinthians 15:55–57
55 “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
Sirach 25:23–25
23 A wicked woman is abasement of heart, sadness of countenance, and a wounded heart. A woman who won’t make her husband happy is like hands that hang down, and weak knees. (WEB) 24 The beginning of sin came from a woman. Because of her, we all die. (WEB) 25 Don’t give water an out… (WEB)
Hebrews 9:26–28
26 Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face j…
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