Friends And Death

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 →

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 →

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

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

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 →

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.

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 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.

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

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 ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

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

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.

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

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

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 →

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

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:

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

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

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

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.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

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

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. — read the full passage →

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

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. — 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.

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

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.

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

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.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

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 →

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Jesus wept.

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

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

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

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

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

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

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

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

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

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

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