Bible Verses about “death and dying”

“‹For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.›”

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

“For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

“He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”

“¶ ‹Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.›”

“¶ A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.”

“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.”

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”

“‹And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am,› [there] ‹ye may be also.›”

“‹In my Father's house are many mansions: if› [it were] ‹not› [so], ‹I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.›”

“Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

“‹And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.›”

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:”

“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”

“¶ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.”

“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.”

“Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”

“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)”

“Jesus said unto her, ‹I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:›”

“For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.”

“We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”

“And Jesus said unto him, ‹Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.›”

“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”

“¶ Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,”

“Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints.”

“‹Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,›”

“‹And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.›”

“For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.”

“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt.”

“So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.”

“Therefore [we are] always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:”