Comfort The Dying

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.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

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.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

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.

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.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

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.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

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.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: — read the full passage →

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.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: — read the full passage →

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; — read the full passage →

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. — read the full passage →

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

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.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

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. — read the full passage →

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

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. — read the full passage →

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

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.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

For the Lord will not cast off for ever: — read the full passage →

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. — read the full passage →

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. — read the full passage →

For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

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.

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, — read the full passage →

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. — read the full passage →

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

For the Lord will not cast off for ever: — read the full passage →

For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, — read the full passage →

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: — read the full passage →

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.

And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.