17 Bible Verses about Death Of God's People
Most Relevant Verses
We do not wish you to remain in ignorance, Brothers, with regard to those who have passed to their rest, that your grief may not be like that of others, who have no hope.
For, as we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also we believe that God will bring, with Jesus, those who through him have passed to their rest.
This we tell you on the authority of the Lord--that those of us who are still living at the Coming of the Lord will not anticipate those who have passed to their rest.
For, with a loud summons, with the shout of an archangel, and with the trumpet-call of God, the Lord himself will come down from Heaven.
Then I heard a voice from Heaven saying 'Write-- "Blessed are the dead who from this hour die in union with the Lord." "Yes," answers the Spirit, "that they may rest from their toil. Their good deeds go with them."'
For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.
My own desire is to depart and be with Christ, for this would be far better.
For I am persuaded that neither Death, nor Life, nor Angels, nor Archangels, nor the Present, nor the Future, nor any Powers,
You foolish man! The seed you yourself sow does not come to life, unless it dies!
It was then that Paul made the reply: "Why are you weeping and breaking my heart like this? For my part, I am ready not only to be bound, but even to suffer death at Jerusalem for the Name of the Lord Jesus."
We have learned to know what love is from this--that Christ laid down his life on our behalf. Therefore we also ought to lay down our lives on behalf of our Brothers.
Even for an upright man scarcely any one will die. For a really good man perhaps some one might even dare to die.
There is not one of us whose life concerns himself alone, and not one of us whose death concerns himself alone;
Jesus said this to show the death by which Peter was to honor God, and then he added: "Follow me."
for I know that the time for this 'tent' of mine to be put away is soon coming, as our Lord Jesus Christ himself assured me.
As for me, my life blood is already being poured out; the time of my departure is close at hand.
