The word in Scripture

Grave in the Bible

The word grave appears 68 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The grave is the resting place of the dead, robbed of its power in Christ. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What grave means in the Bible

The grave is the resting place of the dead, robbed of its power in Christ.

Where the word grave appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word grave appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.”Genesis 35:20

“And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”Genesis 44:29

“But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.”Psalms 49:15

“What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.”Psalms 89:48

“For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.”Isaiah 38:18

“Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.”John 11:38

“The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.”John 12:17

“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”1 Corinthians 15:55