19 Bible Verses about Death Of God's People
Most Relevant Verses
And I wish you not to be ignorant, brethren, of them having been asleep, that ye should not grieve, as also the rest, they hating no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose up, so also God by Jesus Christ will bring with him them having slept.
For this we say to you in the word of the Lord, that we the living being left at the arrival of the Lord shall not get beforehand with them having slept.
For the Lord himself in the word of command, in the voice of the archangel, shall descend from heaven: and the dead in Christ shall be raised first:
Who divided out the dust of Jacob and who numbered the fourth of Israel? My soul shall die the death of the just, and my latter state shall be as his.
And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, Write, Happy the dead who dying in the Lord from henceforth: Yes, says the Spirit, that they might cease from their fatigues; and their works follow with them.
For me to live is Christ, and to die gain.
For I am pressed together from two, having one eager desire to be loosed, and be with Christ (rather much better:)
For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor beginnings, nor powers, nor things having stood, nor things about to be,
And Paul answered, What do ye weeping and breaking my heart? for I not only to be bound, but to die at Jerusalem, have prepared for the name of the Lord Jesus.
In this have we known love, for he set his soul for us: and we ought to set the souls for the brethren.
For scarcely for the just will any one die: yet for the good perhaps some also would venture to die.
And this he said, signifying by what death he shall honour God. And having said this, he says to him, Follow me.
Knowing that the laying aside of my tent is swift; as also our Lord Jesus Christ manifested to me.