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 the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."

But some of them said, "This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn't he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?"

I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever; but you brought me up from the Pit, O Lord, my God.

He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped.

If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.

All the people said to Samuel, "Pray to the Lord your God on behalf of us -- your servants -- so we won't die, for we have added to all our sins by asking for a king."

Your treaty with death will be dissolved; your agreement with Sheol will not last. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by, you will be overrun by it.

and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.'

So now, forgive my sin this time only, and pray to the Lord your God that he would only take this death away from me."

by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine.

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.

Yes, Lord, you rescued my life from death, and kept my feet from stumbling.

But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah)

You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.

For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.

Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!

Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.