18 Bible Verses about Death Of The Righteous

The righteous [one] perishes, and there is no one who takes [it] to heart. And men of faithfulness [are] gathered, while there is no one who understands, for the righteous is gathered from the presence of wickedness.

For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live [or] whether we die, we are the Lord's.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write: 'Blessed [are] the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "in order that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow after them."

so we are confident and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain. But if [it is] to live in the flesh, this [is] fruitful work for me, and which I will prefer [I do] not know. But I am hard pressed {between the two options}, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, {for this is very much better}.

Surely God will ransom my life from the {power} of Sheol, because he will receive me. Selah

By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown, and the righteous will find refuge in his death.

he enters [into] peace; they will rest on their beds, walking straight ahead of him.

Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,

Costly {in Yahweh's view} [is] the death of his faithful [ones].

Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to {Abraham's side}. And the rich man also died and was buried.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is imminent. I have fought the good fight, I have completed the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, the crown of righteousness is reserved for me, that the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have loved his appearing.

[because I] know that the removal of my habitation is imminent, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.

Into your hand I commit my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Yahweh, faithful God.

And they kept on stoning Stephen [as he] was calling out and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

And Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit!" And [after he] said this, he expired.

But you, go [on] to the end and rest, and you will arise for your allotted inheritance at the end of the days."

For we know that if our earthly house, the tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed, in this [house] we groan, [because we] desire to put on our dwelling from heaven, if indeed, even [after we] have taken [it] off, we will not be found naked.