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Bible Verses About Losing a Loved One
Find Bible verses about losing a loved one — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about losing a loved one?
The Bible addresses losing a loved one with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
1 Samuel 20:17
“Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.”
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Malachi 1:2
“"I have loved you," says Yahweh. Yet you say, "How have you loved us?" "Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother?" says Yahweh, "Yet I loved Jacob;”
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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.”
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John 13:34
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.”
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Luke 7:47
“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little."”
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Jeremiah 31:3
“Yahweh appeared of old to me, saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn you.”
Ecclesiastes 3:6
“a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;”
John 15:9
“Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.”
John 15:12
“"This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.”
Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;”
Isaiah 43:4
“Since you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you; therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your life.”
1 Samuel 18:3
“Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.”
Hosea 11:1
“"When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.”
Romans 8:37
“No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”
1 John 4:19
“We love him, because he first loved us.”
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