Death Of A Loved One

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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 →

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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 →

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.

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

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

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. — read the full passage →

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

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

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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

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.

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 →

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

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is 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 →

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 →

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: — read the full passage →

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

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 →

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

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

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

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 →

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.

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 →

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: — read the full passage →

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

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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

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

Jesus wept.

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 →

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

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.

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

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.

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

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

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

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, — read the full passage →

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. — read the full passage →

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

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.

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

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.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. — read the full passage →

Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. — read the full passage →

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. — read the full passage →

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.

He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.