Bible verses for a funeral
Bible verses for a funeral
At a funeral, Scripture gives words when ours run out. These passages speak of God’s comfort, of resurrection hope, and of the day when death itself is undone.
Psalm 23:1-4
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
John 14:1-3
““Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.”
Revelation 21:4
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.””
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
“But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.”
John 11:25-26
“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?””
Romans 8:38-39
“For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from God’s love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
2 Corinthians 5:8
“We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.”
Psalm 34:18
“The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.”
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Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.