50 Bible Verses about Loss Of A Loved One

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

Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."

No one shall break bread for the mourner, to comfort him for the dead, nor shall anyone give him the cup of consolation to drink for his father or his mother.

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?

Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established.

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.

The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;

Weep not for him who is dead, nor grieve for him, but weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he shall return no more to see his native land.

For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise?

or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely--in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby--

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life--to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.

And this woman's son died in the night, because she lay on him.

For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

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

Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.

The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.

For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

But when Jesus heard it he said, "This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

"For thus says the LORD: Do not enter the house of mourning, or go to lament or grieve for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, my steadfast love and mercy, declares the LORD.

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.

Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart.

"'See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.

A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.

And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant,

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

"O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"

as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

For Sheol does not thank you; death does not praise you; those who go down to the pit do not hope for your faithfulness.

But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."

He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.

Let death steal over them; let them go down to Sheol alive; for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

So I said, "I will not be your shepherd. What is to die, let it die. What is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed. And let those who are left devour the flesh of one another."

Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned--

For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord GOD; so turn, and live."