48 Bible Verses about Losing Someone

Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.

But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.

Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.

No one will make a feast for them in sorrow, to give them comfort for the dead, or put to their lips the cup of comfort on account of their father or their mother.

He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?

Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

Dear in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Let there be no weeping for the dead, and make no songs of grief for him: but make bitter weeping for him who has gone away, for he will never come back or see again the country of his birth.

For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?

But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ.

And he will put an end to all their weeping; and there will be no more death, or sorrow, or crying, or pain; for the first things have come to an end.

If the fire puts an end to any man's work, it will be his loss: but he will get salvation himself, though as by fire.

If a man gets from his neighbour the use of one of his beasts, and it is damaged or put to death when the owner is not with it, he will certainly have to make payment for the loss.

And then on the seventh day the child's death took place. And David's servants were in fear of giving him the news of the child's death: for they said, Truly, while the child was still living he gave no attention when we said anything to him: what will he do to himself if we give him word that the child is dead?

For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

But be you strong and let not your hands be feeble, for your work will be rewarded.

For to me life is Christ and death is profit.

Or has taken a false oath about the loss of something which he has come across by chance; if a man has done any of these evil things,

And this is the pleasure of him who sent me, that I am not to let out of my hands anything which he has given me, but I am to give it new life on the last day.

O death, where is your power? O death, where are your pains?

Be certain that he through whom a sinner has been turned from the error of his way, keeps a soul from death and is the cause of forgiveness for sins without number.

The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.

(He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.)

He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come;

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day, the loss of children and of husband: in full measure they will come on you, for all your secret arts, and all your wonders.

For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.

And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.

And, in addition, the dead in Christ have gone to destruction.

But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.

Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;

He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.

The last power to come to an end is death.

For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.

Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

While I was with them I kept them safe in your name which you have given to me: I took care of them and not one of them has come to destruction, but only the son of destruction, so that the Writings might come true.

What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.

What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?

I will go in search of that which had gone wandering from the way, and will get back that which had been sent in flight, and will put bands on that which was broken, and give strength to that which was ill: but the fat and the strong I will give up to destruction; I will give them for their food the punishment which is theirs by right.

And if your right hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.

Let his life be short; let another take his position of authority.