death of a loved one
What does the Bible say about death of a loved one? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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14For if we believe that Jesus has died and risen again, so also will God bring back with Jesus those who sleep in him.
6Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.
25Jesus said to her: “I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in me, even though he has died, he shall live.
8For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
4For, even if I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils. For you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they have given me consolation.
4And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. And death shall be no more. And neither mourning, nor crying out, nor grief shall be anymore. For the first things have passed away.”
28And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.
19The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit.
13And we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who are sleeping, so as not to be sorrowful, like these others who do not have hope.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
4Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth.
23For the wages of sin is death. But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1A Psalm of David. The Lord directs me, and nothing will be lacking to me. 2He has settled me here, in a place of pasture. He has led me out to the water of refreshment. 3He has converted my soul. He has led me away on the paths of justice, for the sake of his name. 4For, even if I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils. For you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they have given me consolation. 5You have prepared a table in my sight, opposite those who trouble me. You have anointed my head with oil, and my cup, which inebriates me, how brilliant it is! 6And your mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and so may I dwell in the house of the Lord for length of days.