Sympathy bible verses can offer so much comfort and hope to the grieving. When searching for just the right Bible verse you may want to check different translations, one version may express what you are wanting to say better.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. | Philemon 4:7
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. | Matthew 5:4
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. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. | 1Thessalonians 4:13
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. | Romans 10:9
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. | 2 Samuel 12:23
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. | Matthew 11:28
Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. | Psalms 55:22
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. | Matthew 11:28
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. | Psalms 23:4
For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness. | Psalms 18:28
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. | Isaiah 41:10
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. | Ephesians 2:8
For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. | 2 Corinthians 5:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | Psalms 46:1
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. | Matthew 24:35
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
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. | Romans 15:13
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all. | Psalms 34:19
Our God is a God of salvation, and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. | Psalm 68:20
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. | Psalm 116:15
The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. | Psalms 9:9
To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God. | Luke 9:59-62
The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; she enters into peace; they rest tin their beds who walk in their uprightness. | Isaiah 57:1-2
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. | Psalms 34:18
That this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever. | Psalms 48:14
Funeral bible verses can be used for memorial and funeral readings or on funeral programs.