Receive guidance, strength and encouragement by reading passages about death and related topics such as loss, grieving, and heaven. Read verses from the Holy Bible about death in relation to God, Jesus Christ, and the Christian faith.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. | Luke 23:43
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. | Matthew 10:28
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. | Revelation 21:4
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. | John 16:22
Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. | Matthew 5:4
For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in. | Psalm 27:10
Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This is what the Lord says: “‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown. | Jeremiah 2:2
Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you. | Deuteronomy 5:16
Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. | Isaiah 41:10
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. | Romans 14:8
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. | John 3:16
For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. | Colossians 2:5
Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. | Matthew 5:4
Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you. | Deuteronomy 5:16
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. | Philippians 1:3
I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. | 2 Timothy 1:5
I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith: | 2 Timothy 4:7
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: | John 11:25
One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. | Psalms 145:4
Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints. | Psalms 116:15
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. | Ecclesiastes 12:7
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. | Psalms 90:12
The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. | Psalms 34:18
Imagine what it will be like to be surrounded by the glory of God. You have arrived in your eternal home – Heaven. This is the blessed hope of every believer. But before we get there we sometimes see loved ones go before us. Funerals do not have to be sad; we can be comforted with what the Bible promises