For none of us liveth to himself

and no man dieth to himself.

For whether we live,
we live unto the Lord;
and whether we die,
we die unto the Lord:
whether we live therefore, or die,
we are the Lord's.

For to this end Christ both died,
and rose, and revived,
that he might be Lord
both of the dead and living.
Romans 14:7-9
(from today's Lauds)