Bible Verses about “our deceased loved ones”

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”

“Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.”

“"'Don't turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don't seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.”

“He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away."”

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”

“a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”

“a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.”

“a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;”

“a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

“a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;”

“a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;”

“a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”

“The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.”

“For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.”

“All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.”

“then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.”

“For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God's trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,”

“Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"”

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.”

“Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.”

“"But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.”

“In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.”

“He cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.'”

“Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'”

“But we don't want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don't grieve like the rest, who have no hope.”

“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.”

“It happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.”

“"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.”

“A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores,”

“and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.”

“"He said, 'I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house;”

“for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'”

“"But Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.'”

“"He said, 'No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'”

“"He said to him, 'If they don't listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.'"”

“Therefore comfort one another with these words.”

“I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.”

“What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?”

“I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.”

“For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.”

“Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?”

“I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.”

“I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.”

“I said in my heart, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."”

“Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.”

“That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.”

“Jesus said to him, "Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."”

“I thank my God whenever I remember you,”

“Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.”