25 Bible Verses About Death (NIV)

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This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Death (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.

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Bible Verses About Death

318

Revelation 21:4

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."

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Romans 14:8

8 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

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Ecclesiastes 12:7

7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

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167

Luke 23:43

43 Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

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John 3:16

16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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1 Thessalonians 4:14

14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

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John 11:26

26 and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

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Romans 6:23

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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101

Psalm 23:4

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.

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Matthew 10:28

28 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.

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1 Corinthians 15:51-57

51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-- 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54 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." 55 "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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John 11:25-26

25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; 26 and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

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78

John 14:1-4

1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going."

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Psalm 146:4

4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.

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1 Corinthians 15:26

26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

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Ecclesiastes 9:5

5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.

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62

Revelation 14:13

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them."

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61

2 Corinthians 5:6-8

6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 We live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

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59

Ezekiel 18:32

32 For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!

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Hebrews 9:27

27 Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,

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55

Psalm 116:15

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

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52

Matthew 5:4

4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

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51

Psalm 73:26

26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

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50

Ecclesiastes 7:1

1 A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

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50

Romans 8:38-39

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 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.

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