29 Bible Verses about Losing Someone

Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which ye have wrought, but that ye may receive a full reward.

However, I now exhort you to be of good courage: for there shall be no loss of any life among you, but only of the ship:

Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.

He that would save his life shall lose it; and he, that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.

But I would not have you ignorant, my brethren, concerning those that are fallen asleep, that ye may not be grieved like others who have no hope:

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be observed by them: otherwise ye will have no reward from your Father, who is in heaven.

Yea doubtless and I count all but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all, and I account them but dung, that I may gain Christ, and be found in Him,

For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be destroyed?

which were once gain to me, I counted loss for Christ.

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall be death no more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

but if any man's work be burnt, he will be damaged; though he himself shall be saved, but, as it were out of fire.

For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give as a ransom for his soul?

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain: and if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor:

And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that of all that He hath given me, I should lose none, but should raise them up at the last day.

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

let him know that he, who turneth back a sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.

That the word might be fulfilled which He had spoken, "Of those, whom Thou hast given me, I have lost none."

So he, that loveth his life, shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall preserve it unto life eternal.

Women received their dead raised to life again; and others were tortured to death, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

And whosoever shall give to one of these mean persons but a cup of cold water to drink, as my disciple, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.

Then they also that sleep in Christ, are perished.

The last enemy that is destroyed is death:

that we may be able to comfort those, that are in any trouble, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God.

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name; I have preserved those whom Thou gavest me, and none of them is lost; except the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled.

What think ye? if any man had an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, would he not leave the ninety and nine, and go upon the hills, and seek that which is gone astray?

And ye therefore now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy shall no one take from you.

For indeed he was sick and nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

and if thy right hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy limbs should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.