The Bible speaks about the human experience of death and the pain of those who experience loss. These Bible verses address the topic of death, offering hope and comfort through eternal life.
Ecclesiastes 7:1: “A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.”
Ecclesiastes 12:7: “And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
Romans 6:23: “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Hebrews 9:27: “Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.”
Revelation 21:4: “‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
Psalm 23:4: “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
John 11:25-26: “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'”
1 Corinthians 15:54-55: “When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?'”
Philippians 1:21: “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”
2 Corinthians 5:8: “We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.”
Psalm 116:15: “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.”
Isaiah 25:8: “He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.”
Romans 8:38-39: “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14: “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”
Revelation 14:13: “Then I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Yes,’ says the Spirit, ‘they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.'”
2 Timothy 4:7-8: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.”
Psalm 48:14: “For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.”
Psalm 49:15: “But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself.”
Psalm 73:26: “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Psalm 139:16: “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”
Proverbs 14:32: “When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.”
Proverbs 19:16: “Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5: “For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten.”
Matthew 10:28: “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”
Luke 23:43: “Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.'”
Acts 20:24: “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.”
1 John 5:11: “And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”
Revelation 20:6: “Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.”
Revelation 20:14: “Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.”
These verses offer a range of perspectives on death, including reflections on its inevitability, its significance in the context of faith, and the hope of eternal life beyond it.