Bible Verses about “near death experiences”
The Bible contains 40 verses about near death experiences across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“‹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.›”
“¶ ‹Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.›”
“And he said unto me, ‹My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.› Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
“‹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.›”
“‹Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive› [them], ‹and ye shall have› [them].”
“‹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.›”
“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”
“For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”
“‹And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven,› [even] ‹the Son of man which is in heaven.›”
“¶ For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.”
“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”
“For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”
“For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.”
“Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.”
“For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.”
“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.”
“I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.”
“How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.”
“And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)”
“The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.”
“¶ It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.”
“Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.”
“For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and [that] I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest [there be] debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:”
“[And] lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and [that] I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.”
“But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:”
“And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain.”
“Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.”
“For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:”
“And if Christ be not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins.”
“Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.”
“Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.”
“For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but [now] I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or [that] he heareth of me.”
“¶ I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.”
“For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except [it be] that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.”
“And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.”
“But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.”
“Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?”
“I desired Titus, and with [him] I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? [walked we] not in the same steps?”
“Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but [we do] all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.”