As we navigate life, one certainty that remains inevitable is that death touches us all in one way or another. During these difficult times, many of us turn to our faith for solace, searching for meaning to help us cope with grief and loss. It’s during moments like these that we can find solace in the scripture and the teachings it provides. In this blog post, I will share 120+ bible verses about death to offer comfort, guidance, and hope in your time of need.
The Bible is a source of wisdom and guidance that transcends time, and scriptures about death are no exception. Exploring the profound nature of these verses can help us understand our mortality, find solace during trying times, and strengthen our faith in God’s eternal plan. As we journey through these enlightening Bible passages, remember that grief and mourning are natural emotions; acknowledging them is a crucial step towards healing and acceptance.
Finding Comfort in Bereavement Scriptures
1. Psalms 23:4
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
2. Isaiah 41:10
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
3. Matthew 5:4
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
4. Psalm 34:18
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
5. Revelation 21:4
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
6. Romans 8:38-39
“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
7. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
8. Psalm 147:3
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
9. John 14:1-3
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.”
10. 1 Peter 5:7
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
11. Isaiah 57:1-2
“The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.”
12. Isaiah 25:8
“He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces.”
13. Philippians 4:7
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
14. Psalm 42:11
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.”
15. Lamentations 3:31-33
“For the Lord will not reject forever, for if he causes grief, then he will have compassion according to his abundant, steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone.”
16. Deuteronomy 31:8
“It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
17. Psalm 55:22
“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.”
18. Psalm 18:28
“You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.”
19. John 11:25
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.'”
20. Romans 12:21
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
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Encouraging Hope for Eternal Life
21. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
22. Romans 6:23
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
23. 1 Corinthians 15:22
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.”
24. John 11:25-26
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?'”
25. 1 Corinthians 2:9
“But, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.'”
26. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.”
27. 1 John 5:11-12
“And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”
28. John 5:24
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment but has passed from death to life.”
29. John 6:47
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.”
30. Hebrews 2:14-15
“Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.”
31. Romans 8:1-2
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.”
32. 2 Timothy 1:10
“and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”
33. John 14:19
“Because I live, you also will live.”
34. Titus 1:2
“In the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.”
35. 1 Peter 1:3
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
Verses about Grieving, Loss & Healing
36. Psalm 56:8
“You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?”
37. Luke 19:41
“And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it.”
38. Psalm 126:5
“Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!”
39. Mark 8:12
“And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, ‘Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.'”
40. Ecclesiastes 3:1-4
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.”
41. Romans 12:15
“Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.”
42. Job 2:13
“Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him because they saw how great his suffering was.”
43. Proverbs 14:13
“Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.”
44. Proverbs 17:22
“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
45. 2 Corinthians 7:10
“For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.”
46. Psalm 116:15
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.”
47. Isaiah 53:4
“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.”
48. Luke 6:21
“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.”
49. James 1:12
“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
50. Psalm 22:24
“For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.”
51. Psalm 38:9
“Lord, all my desire is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.”
52. Jeremiah 8:18
“My grief is beyond healing; my heart is sick within me.”
53. Matthew 8:17
“This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.'”
54. Hebrews 4:15
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
55. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
“For this, we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.”
Promises of Resurrection: Powerful Verses
56. Isaiah 26:19
“Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead.”
57. 1 Corinthians 15:51-53
“Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.”
58. John 5:28-29
“Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.”
59. Revelation 20:12-13
“And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.”
60. Romans 8:11
“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.”
61. Philippians 3:21
“He will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.”
62. Revelation 1:18
“And the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.”
63. Hebrews 11:35
“Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released, so that they might gain an even better resurrection.”
64. Job 19:25-26
“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last, He will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God.”
65. Acts 24:15
“Having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust.”
66. Daniel 12:2
“And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
67. Ezekiel 37:12-14
“Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”
68. Hosea 13:14
“I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol; I shall redeem them from Death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.”
69. 1 Thessalonians 4:16
“For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.”
70. Revelation 14:13
“And I heard a voice from heaven saying, ‘Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Blessed indeed,’ says the Spirit, ‘that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!'”
Death to Life: Transformative Scriptures
71. Romans 6:4
“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.”
72. 2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
73. John 12:24
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”
74. Colossians 3:3
“For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”
75. Galatians 2:20
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
76. Romans 8:10
“But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.”
77. 2 Timothy 2:11
“The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him.”
78. 1 Peter 4:6
“For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.”
79. 2 Corinthians 4:11
“For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.”
80. Colossians 2:12
“Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.”
81. Romans 5:10
“For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.”
82. 1 Corinthians 15:42-43
“So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.”
83. Isaiah 61:1
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.”
84. Philippians 3:10
“That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.”
85. John 6:40
“For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
86. Romans 14:8
“For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.”
87. Ephesians 2:4-5
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.”
88. Colossians 3:1
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.”
89. 1 Peter 3:21
“Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
90. Hebrews 9:28
“So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.”
91. 2 Corinthians 5:8
“Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.”
92. Philippians 1:23
“I am hard-pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.”
93. 1 Corinthians 3:12-15
“Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.”
94. 1 Thessalonians 5:10
“Who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him.”
95. Jude 1:7
“Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.”
96. Matthew 10:28
“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”
97. Psalm 49:15
“But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me.”
98. Luke 16:19-31
“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.”
99. Daniel 12:13
“But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.”
100. Acts 7:59
“And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'”
101. Matthew 25:46
“And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
102. 2 Thessalonians 1:9
“They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.”
103. Matthew 22:32
“‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.”
104. John 10:28
“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”
105. Acts 2:27
“For you will not abandon my soul to Hades or let your Holy One see corruption.”
Reflections on Letting Go: Essential Verses
106. Ecclesiastes 7:1
“A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.”
107. Psalm 39:4-5
“O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you.”
108. Job 14:14
“If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my service I would wait, till my renewal should come.”
109. James 4:14
“Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”
110. Proverbs 4:10
“Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.”
111. 2 Peter 3:9
“The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”
112. Proverbs 14:32
“When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.”
113. 1 John 3:2
“Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him because we shall see him as he is.”
114. Romans 6:7
“For one who has died has been set free from sin.”
115. Revelation 21:1
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.”
116. Ecclesiastes 12:7
“And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
117. 1 Corinthians 15:55
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
118. 1 Corinthians 13:12
“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.”
119. Job 7:9
“As the cloud fades and vanishes, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.”
120. Ecclesiastes 3:20
“All go to one place: all are from dust, and to dust all return.”
121. Romans 14:7-8
“For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.”
122. 2 Samuel 12:23
“But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.”
123. John 3:8
“The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
124. John 8:51
“Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
125. 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10
“For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.”
Death is an inevitable part of life that we all must face. The Bible, as shown through these verses, provides a range of perspectives, guidance, and comfort to help us understand and navigate the complexities of death with faith and hope. From finding solace in the midst of grief and loss to looking forward to the promises of resurrection and eternal life, these verses reveal God’s presence, compassion, and love throughout this challenging journey.
As we reflect on these Bible verses about death, let us remember to cherish the time we have, love the people around us, and trust in God’s ultimate plan. Ultimately, our faith in Christ offers us a sense of peace as we confront the reality of death and the hope of a glorious life beyond it.
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