Bible Verses About Transmigration Of Souls And Pagan Philosophy

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

passage on resurrection and life in Christ

But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

passage on first resurrection

And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Direct Bible verse on resurrection of life and judgment

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

Direct Bible verse on resurrection and transformed body

Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Lists resurrection of the dead among core doctrines

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

Direct Bible verse about resurrection through Christ

Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

passage on last-day resurrection

And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Direct Bible verse on resurrection of the dead

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

Direct Bible verse defending resurrection against denial

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

General warning about philosophy and human tradition; not specific to transmigration

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Warns against fleshly passions, but not about transmigration itself

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

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Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

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Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

passage often discussed in resurrection debates

But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

passage asking how the dead are raised

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Direct Bible verse on mortal body putting on immortality

For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

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Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

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Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

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He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

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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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If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

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

passage on spirit returning to God

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

passage on death and the cessation of plans

(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

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There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

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For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

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For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

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

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But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

General pagan-sacrifice passage with indirect relevance to pagan religion

Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

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Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

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And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

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For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

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And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

passage on bearing the heavenly image