Looking at the Passages - Praying for the Dead (Part 4 of 6)

We consider six or seven different passages which are said to support the practice of praying for the dead.
2 Maccabees 12:38-45
Matthew 12:31-32
Luke 12:57-59
1 Corinthians 3:14-15
1 Corinthians 15:29
2 Timothy 1:16-18; 4:19