Bible Verses About Death

"Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies."

I am the resurrection and the life — the claim Jesus makes at a graveside.

"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.”"

No more death or mourning — the final state that's promised.

"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."

Even through the valley of the shadow of death — companionship, not escape.

"For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,"

Neither death nor life can separate us from God's love.

"“Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?”"

Where is your sting, O death? — the defiance of Easter.

"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."

To live is Christ, to die is gain — the two options both held honestly.

"Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,"

People are destined to die once — the reality that Scripture doesn't avoid.

"But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope."

Do not grieve like those without hope — grief permitted, but bounded by hope.

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

The wages of sin is death — and the gift is eternal life.

"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."

Whoever believes shall not perish — the most famous verse on this.

"But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth."

I know that my Redeemer lives — said from the bottom of suffering.

"We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord."

To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

"Precious in Yahweh’s sight is the death of his saints."

Precious in God's sight is the death of his saints.

"He has swallowed up death forever! The Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from off all faces. He will take the reproach of his people away from off all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken it."

He will swallow up death forever — the prophetic promise.

"Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”"

Today you will be with me in paradise — said on the cross.