Bible Verses About Burial
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for burial, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 635 votes, led by Genesis 49:29. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Burial
Genesis 49:2939 votes
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Romans 6:3-431 votes
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Revelation 21:426 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.
Romans 14:822 votes
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
John 3:1621 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.
John 19:38-4220 votes
And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
Romans 6:419 votes
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Psalms 23:1-618 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Isaiah 41:1018 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Acts 8:218 votes
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
Revelation 11:918 votes
And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
Psalms 23:417 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.
Psalms 34:1817 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Colossians 2:1217 votes
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Matthew 5:416 votes
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Genesis 23:1-2015 votes
And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
John 11:25-2615 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:
Ecclesiastes 12:714 votes
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
John 11:2514 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:
1 Thessalonians 4:13-1414 votes
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
Mark 16:113 votes
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
John 14:1-313 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
1 Samuel 25:112 votes
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
Psalms 116:1512 votes
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
John 11:3812 votes
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
What does the Bible say about burial?
Readers most often cite Genesis 49:29 on the subject of burial. Across 635 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 6:3-4, Revelation 21:4, Romans 14:8. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.