davidbu@loowit.wr.tek.com (David E. Buxton) (04/23/91)
"nephesh" (Hebrew) = "psuche" (Greek) = soul/life/person (English) 276 texts that make it clear that the soul of the Bible is mortal. ---------------- "So God created great sea creatures and every living_thing [nephesh] that moves, . . . . . " -- Gen 1:21 (NKJ) "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_being [nephesh]." -- Gen 2:7 (NKJ) " "But you shall not eat flesh with its life [nephesh], that is, its blood. " -- Gen 9:4 (NKJ) ". . . . , "Escape for your life [nephesh]! . . . . ." "-- Gen 19:17 (NKJ) " ". . . . you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life [nephesh]; . . . . . lest some evil overtake me and I die. " -- Gen 19:19 (NKJ) " 'Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal [nephesh] for animal [nephesh]. " -- Lev 24:18 (NKJ) " 'All the days that he separates himself to the LORD he shall not go near a dead body [nephesh]. "-- Num 6:6 (NKJ) "Now there were certain men who were defiled by the dead body [nephesh] of a man, so that they could not keep the Passover . . . . . " -- Num 9:6 (NKJ) "And those men said to him, "We became defiled by the dead body [nephesh] of a man. . . . . ."-- Num 9:7 (NKJ) " "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'If anyone of you or your posterity is unclean because of a dead body [nephesh], or is far away on a journey, he may still keep the Lord's Passover. "-- Num 9:10 (NKJ) Whoever touches the body [nephesh] of anyone who has died . . . . (Num 19:13) " "And as for you, remain outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person [nephesh], and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. "-- Num 31:19 (NKJ) " 'then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person [nephesh] accidentally may flee there. "-- Num 35:11 (NKJ) ". . . . . , that anyone who kills a person [nephesh] accidentally may flee there. "-- Num 35:15 (NKJ) " 'Whoever kills a person [nephesh], the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person [nephesh] for the death penalty. "-- Num 35:30 (NKJ) "Then Samson said, "Let me [nephesh] die with the Philistines!" . . . . . "-- Judg 16:30 (NKJ) Remain outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person [nephesh]. (Num 31:19) " 'then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person [nephesh] accidentally may flee there. "-- Num 35:11 (NKJ) " 'These six cities shall be for refuge for the children of Israel, for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills a person [nephesh] accidentally may flee there. "-- Num 35:15 (NKJ) " 'Whoever kills a person [nephesh], the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person [nephesh] for the death penalty. "-- Num 35:30 (NKJ) " "But if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises against him and strikes him mortally [nephesh], so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities, " -- Deu 19:11 (NKJ) " 'Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person [nephesh].' And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' " -- Deu 27:25 (NKJ) "And they struck all the people [nephesh] who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was none left breathing. Then he burned Hazor with fire."-- Josh 11:11, (NKJ) " 'that the slayer who kills any person [nephesh] accidentally or unintentionally may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. "-- Josh 20:3 (NKJ) ". . . . , that whoever killed any person [nephesh] accidentally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stood before the congregation. " -- Josh 20:9 (NKJ) "Then Samson said, "Let me [nephesh] die with the Philistines!" And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life. "-- Judg 16:30 (NKJ) "So David said to Abiathar, "I knew that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have caused the death of all the persons [nephesh] of your father's house. " -- 1 Sam 22:22 (NKJ) "And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the LORD and said, "O LORD my God, I pray, let this child's soul [nephesh] come back to him." Then the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul [nephesh] of the child came back to him, and he revived. "-- 1 Ki 17:21,22 (NKJ) "And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword. " -- 1 Ki 19:1 (NKJ) "Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life [nephesh] as the life [nephesh] of one of them by tomorrow about this time." And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. "-- 1 Ki 19:1-3 (NKJ) ". . . . . . and they seek to take my life [nephesh]." "-- 1 Ki 19:10 (NKJ) "But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope; loss of life [nephesh]!" "-- Job 11:20 (NKJ) "One dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and secure; His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moist. Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul [nephesh], never having eaten with pleasure. They lie down alike in the dust, and worms cover them. " -- Job 21:23-26 (NKJ) WITHOUT GOD'S BREATH OF LIFE WE WOULD ALL BE DEAD: "If He should set His heart on it, if He should gather to Himself His Spirit [ruach] and His Breath [nephesh], All flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust. " -- Job 34:14,15 (NKJ) "Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life [nephesh] from the power of the dog. " -- Psa 22:20 (NKJ) "To deliver their soul [nephesh] from death, And to keep them alive in famine. " -- Psa 33:19 (NKJ) "Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor Who seek after my life [nephesh]; Let those be turned back and brought to confusion Who plot my hurt. "-- Psa 35:4 (NKJ) "For You have delivered my soul [nephesh] from death. Have You not delivered my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? "-- Psa 56:13 (NKJ) "But those who seek my life [nephesh], to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. "-- Psa 63:9 (NKJ) "What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul [nephesh] from the power of the grave [sheol]? Selah"-- Psa 89:48 "What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life [nephesh] from the power of the grave? Selah"-- Psa 89:48 (NKJ) "for as he thinks in his heart [nephesh], so is he. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you." -- Prov 23:7 (NKJ) EVEN THE GRAVE HAS A SOUL: "Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself [nephesh] and opened its mouth beyond measure; their glory and their multitude and their pomp, and he who is jubilant, shall descend into it. " -- Isa 5:14 (NKJ) " "Likewise, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; prophesy against them, "and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their sleeves and make veils for the heads of people of every height to hunt souls [nephesh]! Will you hunt the souls [nephesh] of My people, and keep yourselves alive? "And will you profane Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people [nephesh] who should not die, and keeping people [nephesh] alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies?" " -- Ezek 13:17-19 (NKJ) " "Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life [nephesh] from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!" " -- Jonah 4:3 (NKJ) "And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah's head, so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself [nephesh], and said, "It is better for me to die than to live." " -- Jonah 4:8 (NKJ) 2:13) ". . . . for those who sought the young Child's life [psuche] are dead."" -- Mat 2:20 (NKJ) ""Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life [psuche], what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life [psuche] more than food and the body more than clothing?" -- Mat 6:25 (NKJ) " "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul [psuche]. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. "-- Mat 10:28 (NKJ) ""He who finds his life [psuche] will lose it, and he who loses his life [psuche] for My sake will find it." -- Mat 10:39 (NKJ) ""For whoever desires to save his life [psuche] will lose it, and whoever loses his life [psuche] for My sake will find it." -- Mat 16:25 (NKJ) " "For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul [psuche]? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? "-- Mat 16:26 (NKJ) ""just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life [psuche] a ransom for many."" -- Mat 20:28 (NKJ) "And He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life [psuche] or to kill?" But they kept silent." -- Mark 3:4 (NKJ) ""For whoever desires to save his life [psuche] will lose it, but whoever loses his life [psuche] for My sake and the gospel's will save it." -- Mark 8:35 (NKJ) ""For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life [psuche] a ransom for many."" -- Mark 10:45 (NKJ) " (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul [psuche] also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." " -- Luke 2:35 (NKJ) ""For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives [psuche] but to save them." And they went to another village." -- Luke 9:56 (NKJ) "And He said to His disciples, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life [psuche], what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. "Life [psuche] is more than food, and the body is more than clothing." -- Luke 12:22,23 (NKJ) ""Whoever seeks to save his life [psuche] will lose it, and whoever loses his life [psuche] will preserve it." -- Luke 17:33 (NKJ) ""I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life [psuche] for the sheep." -- John 10:11 (NKJ) ""As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life [psuche] for the sheep." -- John 10:15 (NKJ) ""Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life [psuche] that I may take it again." -- John 10:17 (NKJ) "Peter said to Him, "Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life [psuche] for Your sake." Jesus answered him, "Will you lay down your life [psuche] for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times." -- John 13:37,38 (NKJ) ""Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life [psuche] for his friends." -- John 15:13 (NKJ) "men who have risked their lives [psuche] for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." -- Acts 15:26 (NKJ) ""And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life [psuche] among you, but only of the ship." -- Acts 27:22 (NKJ) ""LORD, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life [psuche]"?" -- Rom 11:3 (NKJ) "By this we know love, because He laid down His life [psuche] for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." -- 1 John 3:16 (NKJ) "and a third of the living creatures [psuche] in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed." -- Rev 8:9 (NKJ) ""And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives [psuche] to the death." -- Rev 12:11 (NKJ) "Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living_creature [psuche] in the sea died. "-- Rev 16:3 (NKJ)