5 Bible Verses about Carrying Dead Bodies
Most Relevant Verses
Just as he was near the gate of the town, there was a dead man being carried out; he was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town were with her.
"Woman," said Jesus, "why are you sobbing? Who are you looking for?" Supposing he was the gardener, she said, "Oh, sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you put him, and I will remove him."
And the younger men rose, wrapped the body up and carried it away to be buried.
Peter said to her, "How could you arrange to put the Lord's Spirit to the proof? Listen, there are the footsteps of the men who have buried your husband! They are at the door, and they will carry you out as well."
Instantly she fell down at their feet and expired. The younger men came in to find her dead; they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.