Bible Verses About Soul Sleep

The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

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.

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

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.

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

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.

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.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.