17 Bible Verses about Death Of God's People

But we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

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, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them."

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better;

For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Why, one will hardly die for a righteous manthough perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die.

For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.

This he said to show by what death he would glorify God. And after this he said to him, "Follow me."

since I know that the putting aside of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.