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Want to know what the Bible says about Soul Sleep? Here are 18 Bible verses about Soul Sleep from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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1 Corinthians 15:20-23 NIV
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. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
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Genesis 2:7 NIV
Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
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Ecclesiastes 9:5 NIV
For the living know that they will die,
    but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
    and even their name is forgotten.
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James 2:26 NIV
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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Ecclesiastes 3:20 NIV
All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.
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Hebrews 9:27 NIV
Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
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John 6:44 NIV
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.
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Matthew 9:24 NIV
he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him.
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