Death Of A Friend

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

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

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 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 →

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

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 →

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

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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.

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 →

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — 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.

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

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. — 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.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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 →

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.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

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

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

Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

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

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.

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

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.

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

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

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

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.

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.

Jesus wept.

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.

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

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 →

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

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

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.

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.

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

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

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

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 →

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

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

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — 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.

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

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

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.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

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 →

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. — read the full passage →

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.