Let.

Luke 15:32
But it was fitting to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'"

Ephesians 2:1, 5
As for you, you were dead in your trespasses and sins, . . .

1 Timothy 5:6
But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.

Revelation 3:1
To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.

but.

John 21:15-17
When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?" "Yes, Lord, " he answered, "You know I love You." Jesus replied, "Feed My lambs." . . .

1 Corinthians 9:16
Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

2 Corinthians 5:16-18
So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. . . .

2 Timothy 2:3, 4
Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. . . .

2 Timothy 4:2, 5
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. . . .