55 Bible Verses about Dying

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2 Kings 7:3

And there were four lepers set without the gate of Samaria. And they said each to his companion, "What sit we here until we die?

2 Corinthians 6:9

as unknown, and yet known, as dying - and behold we yet live - as chastened and not killed,

Hosea 4:3

Therefore shall the land be in a miserable cause, and all they that dwell therein, shall mourn. The beasts in the field, the fowls in the air, and the fishes in the sea shall die.

1 Kings 17:12

And she answered, "As surely as the LORD thy God liveth, I have no bread, but even a handful of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse. And see, I have gathered a few sticks for to go and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it and then die."

Genesis 35:19

And thus died Rachel, and was buried in the way to Ephrata which now is called Bethlehem.

Zechariah 11:9

Then said I, "I will feed you no more! The thing that dieth, let it die: and that will perish, let it perish. And let the remnant eat, every one the flesh of his neighbour."

Isaiah 38:1

Not long afore this, was Hezekiah sick unto death: And the Prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came unto him, and said, "Thus commandeth the LORD, 'Set thine house in order: for thou must die, and shall not escape.

John 21:23

Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. And yet Jesus said not to him, he shall not die: but, "If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?"

Revelation 8:9

and the third part of the creatures which had life died, and the third part of ships were destroyed.

1 Corinthians 15:51

Behold, I show a mystery unto you: we shall not all sleep: but we shall all be changed,

Isaiah 65:20

There shall never be child nor old man, that have not their full days. But when the child cometh to a hundred years old, it shall die. And if he that is a hundred years of age do wrong, he shall be cursed.

Mark 9:48

where their worm dieth not, and the fire never goeth out.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

Wherefore I judged those that are dead, to be more happy than such as be alive.

2 Kings 7:4

Though we thought that we might come into the city, yet is the dearth so great in the city, that we shall there die. And if we tarry here, we are but dead also. Now therefore come, and let us flee to the Host of the Syrians. If they save our lives, we shall live; and if they kill us, then are we dead."

Matthew 22:24

saying, "Master, Moses bade, if a man die having no children, that the brother marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Genesis 5:27

And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty nine years, and then he died.

Zechariah 13:8

And it shall come to pass, sayeth the LORD, that in all the land two parts shall be rooted out, but the third part shall remain therein.

Ezekiel 3:19

Nevertheless, if thou give warning unto the wicked: and he yet forsake not his ungodliness - Then shall he die in his own wickedness, but thou hast discharged thy soul.

John 11:50

nor yet consider that it is expedient for us, that one man die for the people, and not that all the people perish."

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Dying » Compared to as sleep

1 Corinthians 15:6

After that, he was seen of more than five hundred brethren at once: of which many remain unto this day, and many are fallen asleep.

Deuteronomy 31:16

And the LORD said unto Moses, "Behold, thou must sleep with thy fathers, and this people will go a whoring after strange gods of the land whither they go and will forsake me and break the covenant which I have made with them.

Job 7:21

Why dost thou not forgive my sin? Wherefore takest thou not away my wickedness? Behold, now must I sleep in the dust: And if thou seekest me tomorrow in the morning, I shall be gone."

Mark 5:39

And he went in and said unto them, "Why make ye this ado and weep? The maiden is not dead, but sleepeth."

Dying » Universality of

Ecclesiastes 8:8

Neither is there any man that hath power over the spirit, to keep still the spirit, nor to have any power in the time of death: it is not he also that can make an end of the battle, neither may ungodliness deliver him that meddleth withall.

2 Samuel 14:14

For we must needs die, and perish as water spilt on the ground which cannot be gathered up again: and God will not take away the life, but find the means that the banished be not utterly expelled from him.

Job 30:23

Sure I am, that thou wilt deliver me unto death: whereas a lodging is prepared for all men living.

Dying » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked

Jeremiah 16:4

They shall die a horrible death: and no man shall mourn for them, nor bury them, but they shall lie as dung upon the earth. They shall perish through the sword, and hunger, and their bodies shall be meat for the fowls of the air, and beasts of the earth.

Psalm 37:36

But when I went by, lo, he was gone; I sought him, but his place could nowhere be found.

Proverbs 5:23

Because he would not be reformed, he shall die: and for his great foolishness he shall be destroyed.

Dying » Vanquished

Isaiah 25:8

As for death, he shall utterly consume it. The LORD God shall wipe away the tears from all faces, and take away the rebuke of his people through the whole world. For the LORD himself hath said it.

1 Corinthians 15:54

When this corruptible hath put on incorruptibility: and this mortal hath put on immortality: then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, "Death is consumed into victory."

Dying » Of the righteous » Blessing pronounced upon

Dying » Of the righteous » Great gain

Dying » Of the righteous » Hopeful

Dying » Of the righteous » Faith illuminates

Dying » Of the righteous » Greatly desired

Numbers 23:10

Who can tell the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? I pray God that my soul may die the death of the righteous, and that my last end may be like his!"

Dying » Of the righteous » Precious

Dying » Of the righteous » Divine element in

Dying » Of the righteous » Triumphant

Dying » Of the righteous » Fearless

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Dying In The Desert

Numbers 14:29

Your carcasses shall lie in this wilderness, neither shall any of these numbers which were numbered from twenty years and above of you which have murmured against me

Dying In The Wilderness

Numbers 32:15

For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave the people in the wilderness: so shall ye destroy all this folk."

Dying With The Uncircumcised

Ezekiel 28:10

Die shalt thou, even as the uncircumcised in the hands of the enemies: for I myself have spoken it, sayeth the LORD God.'"

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