Bible Verses for Death & Dying
World English Bible
Death is the one certainty every human faces โ and the Bible meets it with profound honesty and extraordinary hope. The resurrection of Jesus is the cornerstone of the Christian faith, transforming death from a final end into a passage to eternal life.
These Bible verses about death offer comfort to the grieving, courage to the dying, and assurance to all who wonder what lies beyond. Whether you are sitting at a deathbed, planning a funeral, or wrestling with your own mortality, these passages speak with grace and truth.
โFor 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.โ
โJesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.โ
โDon't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.โ
โWe know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.โ
โYahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.โ
โbut I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.โ
โEven so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.โ
โPeace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.โ
โEven though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.โ
โIf you love me, keep my commandments.โ
โHe 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."โ
โFor the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.โ
โbut I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.โ
โHe restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.โ
โ"Don't let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.โ
โYahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.โ
โBut the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.โ
โHe makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.โ
โYou prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.โ
โBut I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,โ
โSurely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh's house forever. A Psalm by David.โ
โBut I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.โ
โYou are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.โ
โBut let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.โ
โFor if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord's.โ
โNeither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.โ
โInasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,โ
โIf I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.โ
โBut I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.โ
โBlessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.โ
