Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. The popular statement: ‘No repentance in the grave’ has to be better well understood; otherwise a well meant admonition could evoke wrong appreciation of the order of spiritual happenings in Creation. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. “For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.” King James Version (KJV)
The KJV translates it as "respect of persons" but the meaning is clearly shown by looking at any modern translation which will say something like "God does not show favoritism" or "there is no partiality … “The Bible teaches plainly that what we are when we die, whether converted or unconverted, whether believers or unbelievers, whether godly or ungodly, so shall we rise again when the last trumpet sounds. The grave should not be seen as the final destination of a departed human soul. Is it true that there is no repentance in the grave? There is no repentance in the grave: there is no conversion after the last breath is drawn.