Bible Verses About Life After Death
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for life after death, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 17,098 votes, led by John 11:25. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Life After Death
John 11:25914 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 5:24721 votes
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
John 3:16663 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.
Luke 23:43560 votes
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
John 14:1-31471 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Romans 6:23447 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Matthew 10:28414 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 9:27402 votes
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18399 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.
Philippians 3:20-21342 votes
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
John 16:22327 votes
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
1 Corinthians 15:51-57288 votes
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
2 Corinthians 5:8256 votes
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Revelation 21:4251 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.
John 14:1-3244 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
John 14:6241 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Proverbs 12:28240 votes
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Ecclesiastes 9:5217 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.
Romans 10:9-13211 votes
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
John 5:28-29210 votes
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Ecclesiastes 12:7201 votes
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Revelation 1:18191 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.
Revelation 21:8165 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.
Matthew 25:46162 votes
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Acts 24:15158 votes
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
What does the Bible say about life after death?
Readers most often cite John 11:25 on the subject of life after death. Across 17,098 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 5:24, John 3:16, Luke 23:43. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.