Bible Verses About Death and Dying
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for death and dying, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 14,179 votes, led by John 14:1-3. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Death and Dying
John 14:1-3620 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Ecclesiastes 12:7583 votes
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
John 11:25514 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 3:16448 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.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18397 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.
Luke 23:43388 votes
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Matthew 10:28345 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.
Daniel 12:2314 votes
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Revelation 21:4313 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.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8308 votes
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
John 5:28-29279 votes
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
John 14:3263 votes
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Psalms 23:1-6260 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
1 Corinthians 15:51-54240 votes
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Psalms 116:15232 votes
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Romans 6:23230 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 14:8215 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 11:25-26205 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:
Romans 8:38-39202 votes
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Philippians 3:20-21193 votes
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Revelation 14:13188 votes
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Psalms 23:4176 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.
John 14:1165 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
1 Corinthians 15:22160 votes
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Ecclesiastes 9:5155 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.
What does the Bible say about death and dying?
Readers most often cite John 14:1-3 on the subject of death and dying. Across 14,179 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ecclesiastes 12:7, John 11:25, John 3:16. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.