Bible Verses About When We Die
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for when we die, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 271 votes, led by Ecclesiastes 12:7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about When We Die
Ecclesiastes 12:746 votes
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Luke 23:4324 votes
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
John 5:28-2920 votes
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Romans 6:2318 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:1615 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 11:2515 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:
Acts 2:3414 votes
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
2 Corinthians 5:814 votes
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Hebrews 9:2714 votes
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Ecclesiastes 9:1013 votes
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Luke 16:19-3112 votes
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
2 Corinthians 5:112 votes
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Revelation 21:412 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.
Daniel 12:211 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.
1 Corinthians 15:51-5411 votes
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
John 3:1310 votes
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
1 Thessalonians 4:14-1810 votes
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
What does the Bible say about when we die?
Readers most often cite Ecclesiastes 12:7 on the subject of when we die. Across 271 votes, 17 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 23:43, John 5:28-29, Romans 6:23. This page lists all 17 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.