Bible Verses About Life and Death

Life and death are two of the most profound realities we face, and the Bible speaks with great clarity on both. Scripture reminds us that life is a gift from God, created with purpose and meaning, while death is not the end but a transition into eternity. For believers, death holds no ultimate power, because Jesus has conquered the grave and offers eternal life to all who trust in Him.

In this post, we’ll look at Bible verses that reveal God’s perspective on life and death, offering hope, comfort, and encouragement. Whether you are reflecting on the meaning of life, grieving the loss of a loved one, or seeking reassurance about eternal life, these passages point us back to God’s promises. His Word reminds us that while our days on earth are temporary, the gift of eternal life through Christ is secure and everlasting.

Bible Verses About Life and Death

Genesis 3:19 – “By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 – “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot.”

Psalm 23:4 – “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

Psalm 116:15 – “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.”

John 11:25-26 – “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?’”

Romans 14:8 – “If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 15:51-52 – “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”

2 Corinthians 5:1 – “For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.”

Philippians 1:21 – “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

Hebrews 9:27 – “Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.”

Revelation 14:13 – “Then I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Yes,’ says the Spirit, ‘they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.’”

Isaiah 25:8 – “He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.”

John 14:1-3 – “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”

Acts 7:59-60 – “While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ Then he fell on his knees and cried out, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.’ When he had said this, he fell asleep.”

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 – “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”

Job 19:25-26 – “I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.”

Psalm 49:15 – “But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself.”

Proverbs 14:32 – “When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous have a refuge.”

Luke 20:38 – “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

John 5:24 – “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.”

Revelation 21:4 – “‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’”

Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

1 Corinthians 15:26 – “The last enemy to be destroyed is death.”

1 Corinthians 15:54-55 – “When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’ ‘Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?’”

Revelation 20:14 – “Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.”

Isaiah 57:1 – “The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.”

2 Samuel 12:23 – “But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

Psalm 68:20 – “Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.”

Ecclesiastes 7:1 – “A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.”

Ecclesiastes 9:5 – “For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten.”

Luke 23:43 – “Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.’”

John 11:11 – “After he had said this, he went on to tell them, ‘Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.’”

Psalm 146:4 – “When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.”

Revelation 2:10 – “Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.”

Matthew 10:28 – “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

Hebrews 2:14-15 – “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.”

John 8:51 – “Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”

Psalm 31:15 – “My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me.”

Acts 13:36 – “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed.”

Luke 16:22 – “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.”

1 Thessalonians 5:10 – “He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.”

Psalm 118:17 – “I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.”

Revelation 6:9 – “When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Job 14:14 – “If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.”

Psalm 39:4-5 – “Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.”

Psalm 90:10 – “The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.”

James 4:14 – “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

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