"Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?"
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And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
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.
That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?
Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"
Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?