Bible Verses about “salvation for the dead”
The Bible contains 34 verses about salvation for the dead across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,”
“For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.”
“Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;”
“that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,”
“who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.”
“in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,”
“"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.'”
“and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
“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.'"”
“Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.”
“If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.”
“Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.”
“I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.”
“The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.”
“I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.”
“Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"”
“Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.”
“so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.”
“For to this end the Good News was preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed as men in the flesh, but live as to God in the spirit.”
“Most certainly, I tell you, the hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the Son of God's voice; and those who hear will live.”
“Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren't raised at all, why then are they baptized for the dead?”
“But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.”
“but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.”