Some of life’s hardest moments occur when we or a loved one is facing death or we’re mourning a recent loss. But the words of Jesus and the good news of the Bible offer comfort and bring a message of hope that can make the dark days of grief feel a little sunnier. Here, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite comforting and uplifting Bible verses about death and the promise of resurrection. These words of scripture offer both reassurance and hope. Find additional words of encouragement in these Bible verses about healing, Bible verses about hope, and Bible verses about strength.
1
Revelation 21:4
"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."
2
Lamentations 3:32
"Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love."
3
John 11:25-26
"Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.' ”
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4
Psalms 147:3
"He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds."
5
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but have eternal life."
6
John 8:51
"I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."
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1 Corinthians 15: 42-45
"So it will be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body."
8
Psalm 49:15
"But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself."
9
John 5:25
"I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live."
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10
Psalm 48:14
"For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death."
11
Isaiah 25:8
"He will swallow up death forever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces."
12
John 5:24
"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life."
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13
Joshua 1:9
"Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
14
1 Corinthians 15:21-22
"For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive."
15
Psalm 73:26
"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
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16
1 Corinthians 15:54-55
"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.'
'Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?' ”
17
Psalm 23:4
"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."
18
Romans 8:38-39
"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."
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19
Hosea 13:14
“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction?”
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
"But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died."
Jennifer Kopf
Jennifer Kopf is the Executive Editor of Country Living. She also covers antiques and collecting.