55 Bible Verses about Dying
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Now four men who had a skin disease were [at] the entrance of the gate, and they said {to each other}, "Why [are] we sitting here until we die?
but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day {that you eat} from it {you shall surely die}."
And {just as} it is destined for people to die once, and after this, judgment,
And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write: 'Blessed [are] the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "in order that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow after them."
as unknown and [yet] known completely, as dying, and behold, we go on living, as disciplined, and [yet] not put to death,
Therefore the land mourns, and all [those] living in it languish with the animals of the field, and the birds of the heaven, and even the fish of the sea are being swept away.
always carrying around the death of Jesus in our body, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
She said, "{As Yahweh your God lives}, surely I do not have a cake, {but only a handful of flour} in the jar and a little olive oil in the jug. Here I [am] gathering a few pieces of wood, and I will go and prepare it for me and my son, that we might eat it and die."
and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die {forever}. Do you believe this?"
And Rachel died and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that [is], Bethlehem).
For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live [or] whether we die, we are the Lord's.
The righteous [one] perishes, and there is no one who takes [it] to heart. And men of faithfulness [are] gathered, while there is no one who understands, for the righteous is gathered from the presence of wickedness.
and could set free these who through fear of death were subject to slavery throughout all their lives.
So I said, "I will not shepherd you! The [one] dying will die, and the [one] to be destroyed will be destroyed. And the [ones] remaining, let them devour {the flesh of each other}."
And he died for all, in order that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.
And all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
for they are not even able to die any longer, because they are like the angels and are sons of God, [because they] are sons of the resurrection.
In those days, Hezekiah became sick to death, and Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, came to him and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh: 'Order your house, for you [are] about to die, and you shall not recover.'"
So this saying went out to the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but "If I want him to remain until I come, what [is that] to you?"
For only rarely will someone die on behalf of a righteous person (for on behalf of a good person possibly someone might even dare to die),
a time to bear and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to root up [what is] planted;
and a third of the creatures in the sea--the ones which had life--died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,
Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those {in bitter distress}.
because when he dies he will not take [away] any [of it]. His wealth will not follow down after him.
There will no longer be a nursing infant {who lives only a few} days, or an old man who does not fill his days, for the boy will die {a hundred years old}, and the one who {fails to reach} {a hundred years} will be {considered} accursed.
So I deemed the dead who have already died more [fortunate] than the living who are still alive.
No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.
If we say, 'Let us go [into] the city,' the famine [is] in the city, and we shall die there; but if we sit here, we shall die. So then, come, let us fall into the camp of [the] Arameans. If they let us live, we shall live; but if they kill us, then we shall die."
saying, "Teacher, Moses said if someone dies without having children, his brother is to marry his wife and {father} descendants for his brother.
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.
And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion, and they woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, is it not a concern to you that we are perishing?"
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
{And then} in all the land," {declares} Yahweh, "{two thirds} will be cut off and perish, and one third will be left alive in it.
Have I delight by any means [in the] death of [the] wicked, {declares} the Lord Yahweh, [and] not at his turning from his way, {so that} he lives?
And in those days people will seek death and will never find it, and they will long to die, and death will flee from them.
And you, if you do warn [the] wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness and from his wicked way, on account of his guilt he will die, and you yourself will have saved your life.
For if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
who was handed over on account of our trespasses, and was raised up in the interest of our justification.
For indeed he was sick, coming near to death, but God had mercy on him and not [on] him only, but also [on] me, so that I would not have grief upon grief.
Because of this, many [are] weak and sick among you, and quite a few {have died}.
Nor do you consider that it is profitable for you that one man should die for the people, and the whole nation not perish."
From Thematic Bible
Dying » Compared to as sleep
then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, the majority of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.
And Yahweh said to Moses, "Look, you [are] about to lie [down] with your ancestors, and this people will arise and they will play the prostitute after {the foreign gods} of the land {to which they are going}.
And why do you not pardon my transgression and take away my guilt? For now I shall lie in the dust, and you will seek me, but {I will be no more}."
And many from [those] sleeping {in the dusty ground} will awake, some to {everlasting life} and some to disgrace and {everlasting contempt}.
And [when he] entered, he said to them, "Why are you agitated and weeping? The child is not dead, but is sleeping."
Dying » Universality of
Because of this, just as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death spread to all people because all sinned.
Just as no one can control the wind to restrain the wind, so also no one can control the day of his death. Just as no one is discharged in time of war, so wickedness will not deliver the wicked.
For {we must certainly die}, and [we are] as the waters spilled to the ground which cannot be gathered. God will not take a life but devises plans for a banished person not to be cast out from him.
Indeed, I know [that] you will bring me to death and [to the] house of assembly for all [the] living.
For he sees [that] the wise die, together [with the] fool and brute they perish, and leave their wealth to the next [generation].
Dying » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and [the things] which you have prepared--whose will they be?'
"They will die by diseases, they will not be mourned, and they will not be buried. They will be as dung on the face of the earth. And they will perish by the sword and they will perish by the famine. And their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the air, and for the wild animals of the earth."
Have I delight by any means [in the] death of [the] wicked, {declares} the Lord Yahweh, [and] not at his turning from his way, {so that} he lives?
Then he passed on and behold, he was not. And I sought him, but he could not be found.
He shall die {for lack of} discipline, and in the greatness of his folly he shall be lost.
Dying » Vanquished
And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist [any] longer, and mourning or wailing or pain will not exist [any] longer. The former [things] have passed away."
but has now been disclosed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought to light life and immortality through the gospel,
He will {destroy} death forever, and the Lord Yahweh will wipe off [the] tears from all faces, and he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken.
But whenever this perishable [body] puts on incorruptibility and this mortal [body] puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will take place: "Death is swallowed up in victory.
Dying » Of the righteous » Blessing pronounced upon
And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write: 'Blessed [are] the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "in order that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow after them."
Dying » Of the righteous » Great gain
Dying » Of the righteous » Hopeful
By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown, and the righteous will find refuge in his death.
Dying » Of the righteous » Faith illuminates
These all died in faith without receiving the promises, but seeing them from a distance and welcoming [them], and admitting that they were strangers and temporary residents on the earth.
Dying » Of the righteous » Greatly desired
Who can count the dust of Jacob, or [as] a number the fourth part of Israel? Let my life die the death of an upright person, and let my end be like his!"
Dying » Of the righteous » Precious
Dying » Of the righteous » Divine element in
For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live [or] whether we die, we are the Lord's.
Dying » Of the righteous » Triumphant
Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to {Abraham's side}. And the rich man also died and was buried.
Dying » Of the righteous » Fearless
Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil because you [are] with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me
Topics on Dying
Dying In The Desert
Numbers 14:29in this desert your corpses will fall, and all your counted ones, according to all your number, from {twenty years old} and above who grumbled against me.
Dying In The Wilderness
Numbers 32:15If you turn from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness, and you would have destroyed all these people."
Dying With Christ
Romans 6:6knowing this, that our old man was crucified together with [him], in order that the body of sin may be done away with, [that] we may no longer be enslaved to sin.
Dying With The Uncircumcised
Ezekiel 28:10You will die [the] death of [the] uncircumcised by the hand of strangers, for {I myself} have spoken!" {declares} the Lord Yahweh.