Bible Verses about “what happens after death”

“‹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.›”

“Jesus saith unto him, ‹I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.›”

“¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”

“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.”

“Thou shalt not kill.”

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”

“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;”

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:”

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”

“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”

“‹Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:›”

“Thou shalt not commit adultery.”

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

“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”

“For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”

“Thou shalt not steal.”

“‹And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.›”

“But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates:”

“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”

“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.”

“Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:”

“¶ 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.”

“And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”

“I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”

“The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.”

“And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.”

“¶ And God spake all these words, saying,”

“Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.”

“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.”

“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”

“Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.”

“An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.”

“¶ And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed, and stood afar off.”

“And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”

“And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.”

“And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God [was].”

“¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.”

“But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection.”

“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.”

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

“‹Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.›”

“These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, ‹Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.›”

“Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.”

“Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.”

“Then said Jesus unto them plainly, ‹Lazarus is dead.›”

“‹He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.›”

“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.”