'Dead' in the Bible

When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died.

When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. So the Philistines came and settled in them.

The next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons dead on Mount Gilboa.

Then the Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and He struck him dead because he had reached out to the ark. So he died there in the presence of God.

People came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast number from beyond the Dead Sea and from Edom has come to fight against you; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).

When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.

For what does he care about his family once he is dead,when the number of his months has run out?

I am forgotten: gone from memorylike a dead person—like broken pottery.

abandoned among the dead.I am like the slain lying in the grave,whom You no longer remember,and who are cut off from Your care.

Do You work wonders for the dead?Do departed spirits rise up to praise You?Selah

It is not the dead who praise the Lord,nor any of those descending into the silence of death.

For the enemy has pursued me,crushing me to the ground,making me live in darknesslike those long dead.

So I admired the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live—after that they go to the dead.

But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion.

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten.

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink;so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

When they say to you, “Consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who chirp and mutter,” shouldn’t a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?

For Heshbon’s terraced vineyardsand the grapevines of Sibmah have withered.The rulers of the nationshave trampled its choice vinesthat reached as far as Jazerand spread to the desert.Their shoots spread outand reached the Dead Sea.

The nations rage like the raging of many waters.He rebukes them, and they flee far away,driven before the wind like chaff on the hillsand like tumbleweeds before a gale.

Egypt’s spirit will be disturbed within it,and I will frustrate its plans.Then they will seek idols, ghosts,spirits of the dead, and spiritists.

The noisy city, the jubilant town,is filled with revelry.Your dead did not die by the sword;they were not killed in battle.

The dead do not live;departed spirits do not rise up.Indeed, You have visited and destroyed them;You have wiped out all memory of them.

Your dead will live; their bodies will rise.Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust!For you will be covered with the morning dew,and the earth will bring out the departed spirits.

Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!

We grope along a wall like the blind;we grope like those without eyes.We stumble at noon as though it were twilight;we are like the dead among those who are healthy.

“As they leave, they will see the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never go out, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”

Food won’t be provided for the mourner to comfort him because of the dead. A cup of consolation won’t be given him because of the loss of his father or mother.

Do not weep for the dead;do not mourn for him.Weep bitterly for the one who has gone away,for he will never return againand see his native land.

He has made me dwell in darknesslike those who have been dead for ages.

You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with the dead.

Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.”

A priest may not come near a dead person so that he becomes defiled. However, he may defile himself for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister.

I will drive the northerner far from youand banish him to a dry and desolate land,his front ranks into the Dead Sea,and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea.His stench will rise;yes, his rotten smell will rise,for he has done catastrophic things.

In that day the temple songs will become wailing”—this is the Lord God’s declaration. “Many dead bodies, thrown everywhere! Silence!”

Charging horseman,flashing sword,shining spear;heaps of slain,mounds of corpses,dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead.

saying, “Get up! Take the child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, because those who sought the child’s life are dead.”

But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

“Leave,” He said, “because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” And they started laughing at Him.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons. You have received free of charge; give free of charge.

the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

“This is John the Baptist!” he told his servants. “He has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God:

I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every impurity.

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come, steal Him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last deception will be worse than the first.”

The guards were so shaken from fear of him that they became like dead men.

Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. In fact, He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there.’ Listen, I have told you.”

While He was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher anymore?”

He went in and said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.”

King Herod heard of this, because Jesus’ name had become well known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”

As they were coming down from the mountain, He ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

They kept this word to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.

Then it came out, shrieking and convulsing him violently. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He’s dead.”

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like angels in heaven.

Now concerning the dead being raised—haven’t you read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him: I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?

He is not God of the dead but of the living. You are badly deceived.”

Pilate was surprised that He was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him whether He had already died.

Just as He neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was also with her.

The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.

He replied to them, “Go and report to John the things you have seen and heard: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

While He was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue leader’s house, saying, “Your daughter is dead. Don’t bother the Teacher anymore.”

Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But He said, “Stop crying, for she is not dead but asleep.”

They started laughing at Him, because they knew she was dead.

Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was going on. He was perplexed, because some said that John had been raised from the dead,

But He told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.”

Jesus took up the question and said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead.

because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said. ‘But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

“But he told him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.’”

But those who are counted worthy to take part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

Moses even indicated in the passage about the burning bush that the dead are raised, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.

He is not God of the dead but of the living, because all are living to Him.”

So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground.“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men.

He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead the third day,

So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. And they believed the Scripture and the statement Jesus had made.

And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to anyone He wants to.

“I assure you: An hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

“Remove the stone,” Jesus said.Martha, the dead man’s sister, told Him, “Lord, he’s already decaying. It’s been four days.”

The dead man came out bound hand and foot with linen strips and with his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him and let him go.”

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, the one Jesus had raised from the dead.

Then a large crowd of the Jews learned He was there. They came not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus the one He had raised from the dead.

Meanwhile, the crowd, which had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify.

When they came to Jesus, they did not break His legs since they saw that He was already dead.

For they still did not understand the Scripture that He must rise from the dead.

This was now the third time Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.

“Brothers, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: He is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

You killed the source of life, whom God raised from the dead; we are witnesses of this.

because they were provoked that they were teaching the people and proclaiming the resurrection from the dead, using Jesus as the example.

let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead—by Him this man is standing here before you healthy.

When he heard these words, Ananias dropped dead, and a great fear came on all who heard.

Instantly she dropped dead at his feet. When the young men came in, they found her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband.

not by all the people, but by us, witnesses appointed beforehand by God, who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.

He commanded us to preach to the people and to solemnly testify that He is the One appointed by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.

But God raised Him from the dead,

Since He raised Him from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, I will grant you the faithful covenant blessings made to David.

Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and when they had won over the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

explaining and showing that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead: “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah.”