Dying

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

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.

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 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. — read the full passage →

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

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 →

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

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: — 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.

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 →

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

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

Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

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

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

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 →

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

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 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.

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

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

I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

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 →

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. — read the full passage →

Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

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.

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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.

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.

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.

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.

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

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

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 →

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

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

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

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 →

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: — read the full passage →

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.

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

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:

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

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.

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.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. — read the full passage →

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. — read the full passage →

For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

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 →

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; — read the full passage →

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; — read the full passage →

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? — read the full passage →

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. — read the full passage →

Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

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

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. — read the full passage →

For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

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

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. — read the full passage →

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.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: