55 Bible Verses about Dying
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And four men, lepers, were at the gate entrance. And they said to one another, Why do we sit here until we die?
but you shall not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. For in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.
And I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they shall rest from their labors, and their works follow them.
as unknown and yet well known; as dying and, behold, we live; as chastened and not killed;
Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone who dwells in it shall droop, with the beasts of the field and with the birds of the heavens. Yes, the fish of the sea shall also be taken away.
always bearing about the dying of the Lord Jesus in the body, so that the life of Jesus also might be revealed in our body.
And she said, As Jehovah your God lives, I do not have a cake, but only a handful of meal in a pitcher and a little oil in a jar. And behold, I am gathering two sticks, so that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, so that we may eat it and die.
And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?
And Rachel died and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
For both if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore both if we live, and if we die, we are the Lord's.
The righteous one perishes, and no one lays it to heart, and merciful men are taken away; no one cares that the righteous is taken away from the face of evil.
and deliver those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
And I said, I will not feed you; that which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off. And those left, let them eat, each woman her neighbor's flesh.
and He died for all, that the living ones may live no more to themselves, but to Him who died for them and having been raised.
And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years. And he died.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all will be made alive.
Nor can they die any more, for they are equal to the angels, and are the sons of God, being the sons of the resurrection.
In those days Hezekiah was sick to death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him, So says Jehovah, Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.
Then this saying went abroad among the brothers, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him, He shall not die, but, If I desire that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
For one will with difficulty die for a righteous one, yet perhaps one would even dare to die for a good one.
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pull up what is planted;
And the third part of the creatures in the sea, those having souls, died; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.
Behold, I speak a mystery to you; we shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed;
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are of heavy hearts.
for when he dies he shall take nothing away; his glory shall not go down after him.
There will not be an infant, nor an old man that has not filled his days. For the child will die a hundred years old; but the sinner who is a hundred years old will be despised.
And I commended the dead who already have died, more than the living who are living now.
No one has greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we still sit here, we also shall die. And now come and let us fall to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we shall live. And if they kill us, we shall only die.
saying, Master, Moses said, If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed to his brother.
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years. And he died.
And He was in the stern of the boat, asleep on a headrest. And they awakened Him and said to Him, Master, do You not care that we perish?
Jesus said to her, I am the Resurrection and the Life! He who believes in Me, though he die, yet he shall live.
And it shall be in all the land, says Jehovah, two parts in it shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left in it.
Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked? says the Lord Jehovah. Is it not that he should turn from his ways and live?
And in those days men will seek death and will not find it. And they will long to die, and death will flee from them.
Yet if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.
For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die. But if you through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live.
who was delivered because of our offenses and was raised for our justification.
For indeed he was sick, coming near death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and many sleep.
nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation perish.
From Thematic Bible
Dying » Compared to as sleep
Afterward He was seen by over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain until this present day, but also some fell asleep.
And Jehovah said to Moses, Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers. And this people shall rise up and go lusting after the gods of the strangers of the land into which they are going, into their midst. And they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I made with them.
And why do You not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I shall sleep in the dust, and You shall seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
And going in He said to them, Why do you make a tumult and weep? The girl is not dead, but sleeps.
Dying » Universality of
Therefore, even as through one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed on all men inasmuch as all sinned:
There is no man who has power over the spirit to keep the spirit; nor power in the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war; nor shall wickedness deliver its owners.
For we must all die, and we are as water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. And God does not take a life, but has devised plans so that the outcast is not cast out from Him.
For I know that You will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
For he sees wise men die; likewise the fool and the animal-like ones perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Dying » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul shall be required of you, then whose shall be those things which you have prepared?
They shall die from deaths of diseases; they shall not be mourned, nor shall they be buried. But they shall be as dung on the face of the earth. And they shall be destroyed by the sword and by famine; and their bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.
Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked? says the Lord Jehovah. Is it not that he should turn from his ways and live?
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; and I looked for him, but he could not be found.
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Dying » Vanquished
And God will wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there will be no more death, nor mourning, nor crying out, nor will there be any more pain; for the first things passed away.
But it is now having been manifested by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has made death of no effect, bringing life and immortality to light through the gospel;
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from all faces. And He shall take away from all the earth the rebuke of His people. For Jehovah has spoken.
But when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and when this mortal shall put on immortality, then will take place the word that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory.
Dying » Of the righteous » Blessing pronounced upon
And I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they shall rest from their labors, and their works follow them.
Dying » Of the righteous » Great gain
Dying » Of the righteous » Hopeful
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.
Dying » Of the righteous » Faith illuminates
These all died by way of faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off. And they were persuaded of them and embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Dying » Of the righteous » Greatly desired
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
Dying » Of the righteous » Precious
Dying » Of the righteous » Divine element in
For both if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore both if we live, and if we die, we are the Lord's.
Dying » Of the righteous » Triumphant
And it happened that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich one also died and was buried.
Dying » Of the righteous » Fearless
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Topics on Dying
Dying In The Desert
Numbers 14:29Your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness, and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, who have murmured against Me,
Dying In The Wilderness
Numbers 32:15For if you turn away from after Him, He will yet again leave them in the wilderness. And you shall destroy all this people.
Dying With Christ
Romans 6:6knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be destroyed, that from now on we should not serve sin.
Dying With The Uncircumcised
Ezekiel 28:10You shall die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers. For I have spoken, says the Lord Jehovah.