Bible Verses About Death (21 Verses)
This collection has 21 Bible verses about death: 6 from the Old Testament and 15 from the New Testament. John appears most often (3 verses), across 13 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about death? Read 21 carefully selected Bible verses about death, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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21 Bible Verses About Death
"He will wipe away 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.”"
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
"Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”"
"And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise."
"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."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
"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."
"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."
"For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus."
"For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him."
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
"Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”"
"And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
"Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna."
"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
"Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed. For this perishable body must become imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable body will have become imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then what is written will happen: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. If 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. Where I go, you know, and you know the way.”
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know."
"For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!"
"For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye."
"Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,"
"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
"The last enemy that will be abolished is death."
"The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."
"For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten."
"For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten."
"Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord; for we walk by faith, not by sight. We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord."
"Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."
"For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from God’s love, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
"Precious in Yahweh’s sight is the death of his saints."
"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints."
"My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
"My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."
"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."
"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."
"A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth."
"A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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This collection has 21 Bible verses about death: 6 from the Old Testament and 15 from the New Testament. John appears most often (3 verses), across 13 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about death? Read 21 carefully selected Bible verses about death, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Revelation 21:4: "He will wipe away 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.”" Luke 23:43: "Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”" John 3:16: "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." Full collection: 21 verses on this page (29% Old Testament, 71% New Testament).
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