49 Bible Verses about losing a loved one

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have worked for, but that we receive a full reward.

Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.

He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Neither shall men break bread for those in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.

The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

For a will is in force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the maker lives.

Nevertheless I have somewhat against you, because you have left your first love.

He that loves his life shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

For where a will is, there must also of necessity be the death of the maker.

Weep not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep bitterly for him that goes away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? says the Lord GOD: and not that he should turn from his ways, and live?

For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dies, says the Lord GOD: therefore turn yourselves, and live.

And that he died for all, that they who live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them, and rose again.

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name: those that you gave me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

What man is he that lives, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you.

For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

And this is the Father's will who has sent me, that of all that he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but rubbish, that I may win Christ,

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

Or has found that which was lost, and lies concerning it, and swears falsely; in any of all these that a man does, sinning therein:

For none of us lives to himself, and no man dies to himself.

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,

And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on: Yea, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.

Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she loses one piece, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she finds it?

Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not his brother abides in death.

And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Be you strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Take heed that you give not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then harm himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

I will seek those who were lost, and bring again those who were driven away, and will bind up those who were broken, and will strengthen those who were sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

Now if we are dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he finds it?