Bible Verses about “the dead”
The Bible contains 35 verses about the dead 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 one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
“Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
“"'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.”
“or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.”
“Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,”
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,”
“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,”
“and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
“When they tell you, "Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter:" shouldn't a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?”
“Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.”
“"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.'"”
“There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!"”
“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.”
“that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.”
“So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh, which he didn't keep; and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire [thereby],”
“For the living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.”
“and didn't inquire of Yahweh: therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.”
“Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
“The dead don't praise Yah, neither any who go down into silence;”
“Also their love, their hatred, and their envy has perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.”
“His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.”