Bible Verses For
Bible Verses for a Funeral
Saying goodbye is one of the hardest things we do. Grief is love with nowhere to go, and it is right to weep. But for those in Christ, the grave is not the end of the story. These verses are for a funeral, for comfort in the sorrow and hope beyond it.
What God says over a funeral
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”
Jesus is the resurrection and the life; the believer shall live even if they die.
“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.”
Though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, God is with us.
“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.”
God shall wipe away all tears; no more death, sorrow, crying, or pain.
“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 if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.”
We do not grieve as those without hope; the dead in Christ will rise.
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
The Lord is near the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Neither death nor life can separate us from the love of God in Christ.
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 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.”
Let not your heart be troubled; Jesus has prepared a place.
“So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”
Death is swallowed up in victory; O death, where is your sting?
Where this all leads
Jesus wept at a grave before He conquered the grave. He has been through death and out the other side, and He holds the keys. For everyone who trusts Him, a funeral is not a final goodbye but a 'see you soon.' Your grief is real, and so is the hope: because He lives, those who are His will live also.
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A prayer for a funeral
Lord, my heart is heavy with loss. Comfort me and all who grieve today. Thank You that death is not the end for those who trust You. Hold the one we have lost, and hold us. Turn our mourning into hope, and one day into joy. In Jesus name, amen.
You were never meant to walk this alone
The family here will pray with you, and you can hear how Christ has met others in the same place.
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- What is a good Bible verse for a funeral?
- John 11:25-26 ('Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life'), Psalm 23, and Revelation 21:4 are among the most comforting verses read at funerals.
- What does the Bible say about grief and death?
- It affirms grief while offering hope: we mourn, but not as those without hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13), because Jesus conquered death and promises resurrection and a place with Him (John 11, John 14).
