When you experience the passing of a loved one, you can be comforted by the verses in the Bible that speak about death. Our time on earth goes by so quickly, however, there is so much more to come in heaven. There will be joy and no more heartache. If you are in need of comfort, these Bible verses about death will help us to understand what is to come and give us hope instead of despair.

Bible Verses About Death

  1. “He will swallow up death forever. The sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.” – Isaiah 25:8
  2. “He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.” – Romans 4:25
  3. “And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.” – Ecclesiastes 12:7
  4. “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.” – Matthew 10:28
  5. “The last enemy to be destroyed is death.” – I Corinthians 15:26
  6. “Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.” – Romans 5:12
  7. “For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live.” – Ezekial 18:32
  8. “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.” – Psalm 23:4
  9. “So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.” – Matthew 18:14
  10. “When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.” – Psalm 146:4
  11. “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.” – Hebrews 9:27

Comforting Bible Verses For Death of a Loved One

  1. “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.” – John 5:24
  2. “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.” – John 5:28
  3. “Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.” – John 5:28-29
  4. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16
  5. “For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:14
  6. “Blessed are those that mourn, for they will be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4

Bible Verses For Unexpected Death

  1. “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.” – Revelation 21:4
  2. “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. And you know the way to where I am going.” – John 14:1-4
  3. “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” – John 11:25
  4. “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” – 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
  5. “Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you." – John 16:22
  6. “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” – 1 Corinthians 15:55
  7. “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” – Romans 8:18
  8. “For they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.” – Luke 20:36
  9. “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.” – Romans 8:38-39
  10. “A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.” – Ecclesiastes 7:1

Bible Verses About Death And Heaven

  1. “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 6:23
  2. “So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” – I Corinthians 5:6-8
  3. “Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 5:1-3
  4. “So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; and it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.” – 1 Corinthians 15:42-44
  5. “So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” – 2 Corinthians 5:6-8
  6. 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!” – Revelation 14:13
  7. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” – Psalm 116:15
  8. “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” – Phillipians 1:21
  9. “Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.” – 1 Corinthians 15:51
  10. “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.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:13
  11. “For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” – Romans 8:13
  12. “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.” – 1 Corinthians 15:22 40. “O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!" – Psalm 39:4 Next up, Finding Calm in the Chaos, Here Are 40 Scriptures on Peace to Help Soothe Your Soul

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