20 Bible Verses about Death Prevented

Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."

But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?"

at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.

And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped.

If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.

And all the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king."

Then your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be beaten down by it.

and he said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'

Now therefore, forgive my sin, please, only this once, and plead with the LORD your God only to remove this death from me."

that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.

to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die,

Be gracious to me, O LORD! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death,

For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;

But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah

For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.

For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

Let the groans of the prisoners come before you; according to your great power, preserve those doomed to die!

Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.