35 Bible Verses About Death

Death, an inevitable part of life, is a topic that the Bible addresses with depth and compassion. Throughout its pages, the scriptures offer comfort, wisdom, and hope to those grappling with the concept of mortality.

Here are 35 powerful Bible verses about death to provide solace and perspective in times of grief and reflection:

1. “Even 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.” – Psalm 23:4

2. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18

3. “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:38-39

4. “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” – Revelation 21:4

5. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.” – Psalm 116:15

6. “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'” – John 11:25-26

7. “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21

8. “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:13

9. “And I heard a voice from heaven saying, ‘Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Blessed indeed,’ says the Spirit, ‘that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!'” – Revelation 14:13

10. “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” – Matthew 10:28

11. “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

12. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4

13. “But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.” – Job 23:10

14. “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:13

15. “For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.” – 2 Corinthians 5:1

16. “He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.” – Isaiah 25:8

17. “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:38-39

18. “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” – Job 1:21

19. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” – Psalm 23:4 (KJV)

20. “For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” – 2 Timothy 4:6-7

21. “The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.” – Isaiah 57:1

22. “When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.'” – 1 Corinthians 15:54

23. “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'” – John 11:25-26

24. “But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.” – Romans 6:22

25. “As for you, go your way till the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance.” – Daniel 12:13

26. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4

27. “For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.” – Acts 17:31

28. “For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:14

29. “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21

30. “Then Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last.” – Luke 23:46

31. “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 15:57

32. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16

33. “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.” – Hebrews 9:27

34. “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.” – Philippians 3:20-21

35. “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:14 (NKJV)

In times of loss and grief, these Bible verses about death offer solace, wisdom, and hope. They remind us of the eternal promises of God and the assurance of life beyond this earthly existence. May these verses bring comfort to those who mourn and peace to those who seek understanding in the face of mortality.