Bible Verses About Dying
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for dying, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 740 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 Dying
John 14:1-369 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Ecclesiastes 12:764 votes
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Joshua 1:957 votes
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
John 11:2548 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 3:1637 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.
Revelation 21:435 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.
Psalms 23:1-628 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Matthew 10:2827 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.
1 Corinthians 15:51-5427 votes
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Romans 14:825 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.
1 Corinthians 15:2225 votes
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Matthew 24:3619 votes
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Romans 6:2319 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 8:14-3919 votes
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Psalms 116:1517 votes
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Matthew 5:417 votes
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Psalms 49:1516 votes
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
John 11:25-2616 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 8:38-3916 votes
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Philippians 1:23-2416 votes
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Hebrews 9:2716 votes
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
John 5:28-2914 votes
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Ecclesiastes 9:513 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.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-1813 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.
Psalms 115:1712 votes
The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
What does the Bible say about dying?
Readers most often cite John 14:1-3 on the subject of dying. Across 740 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ecclesiastes 12:7, Joshua 1:9, John 11:25. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.