Bible Verses About Afterlife
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for afterlife, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 24,259 votes, led by Matthew 25:46. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Afterlife
Matthew 25:461,006 votes
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
John 3:16937 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Matthew 10:28735 votes
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Hebrews 9:27716 votes
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Luke 23:43682 votes
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Revelation 21:8567 votes
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
John 14:2506 votes
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
John 11:25-26494 votes
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
John 11:25436 votes
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Luke 16:19-31405 votes
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Matthew 25:41401 votes
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Revelation 21:4392 votes
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Ecclesiastes 12:7385 votes
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Revelation 6:9-11351 votes
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6346 votes
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Revelation 20:6345 votes
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
John 14:1-3326 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 Corinthians 5:8313 votes
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Revelation 1:18307 votes
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Philippians 3:20-21289 votes
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 6:23286 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Psalms 23:4279 votes
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Revelation 2:11275 votes
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Ecclesiastes 9:5269 votes
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Genesis 2:7264 votes
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
What does the Bible say about afterlife?
Readers most often cite Matthew 25:46 on the subject of afterlife. Across 24,259 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 3:16, Matthew 10:28, Hebrews 9:27. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.