29 Bible Verses about Losing Someone

Take heed to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

And, as to the present things, I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there will be no loss of soul among you, but only of the ship.

"Happy are those who mourn: because they shall be comforted,

"He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for My sake shall find it.

But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those falling asleep, that ye sorrow not even as the rest who have no hope;

"Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, otherwise at least ye have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven.

Nay, more, I even account all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I suffered the loss of all things, and account them refuse, that I may gain Christ.

For what is a man profited, in having gained the whole world, but having lost or forfeited himself?

But what things were gain to me, these I accounted loss for Christ.

And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. And death shall be no more; neither mourning, nor crying, nor pain, shall be any more; because the first things passed away."

If any one's work shall be burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.

for what will a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, and suffer damage as to his soul? or what will a man give as an exchange for his soul?

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

And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that of all that He hath given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?

let him know that he who converted a sinner from the error of his way, will save a soul from death, and cover a multitude of sins.

that the word might be fulfilled, which He spake, "Of those whom Thou hast given Me, I lost none."

He who loves his soul loses it; and he who hates his soul in this world will keep it unto life eternal.

Women received their dead by a resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

And whosoever shall give to drink a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall in no wise lose his reward."

Hence, also, those who fell asleep in Christ perished!

As the last enemy, death is abolished;

Who consoleth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to console those who are in any tribulation, through the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.

While I was with them, I was keeping, in Thy name, those Whom Thou hast given Me; and I guarded them, and no one of them perished, except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

"What think ye? If a hundred sheep belong to a certain man, and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety and nine on the mountains, and, going, seek the straying one?

And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one takes away from you.

For, in fact, he was sick, near to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and suffer damage as to his soul?

"And, if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you; for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body go away into Hell.