What Does the Bible Say About Death?

“Yahweh shall reign forever and ever."”

“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.”

“'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."”

“He said to them, "Don't be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him!”

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

“"Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.”

“He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.”

“"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.”

“He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.”

“Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.”

“He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire."”

“He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire."”

“For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?”

“He isn't here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,”

“Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" Having said this, he breathed his last.”

“saying, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."”

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.”

“for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.”

“"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do the things which I say?”

“Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.”

“This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.”

“If you love me, keep my commandments.”

“Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.”

“I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”

“Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.”

“but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."”

“Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."”

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

“knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no more has dominion over him!”

“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

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

“For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord's.”

“"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."”

“He will wipe away from them 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."”

“Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.”

“I heard the voice from heaven saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them."”

“The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.”

“but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."”

“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."”

“The serpent said to the woman, "You won't surely die,”