Bible verses about
death & eternal life
Against the shadow of death, Scripture sets the hope of resurrection and everlasting life in Christ. Death is not the end for those who believe; it is the door to life with God. These King James verses gather the Bible’s words on death and eternal life.
12 verses about death and eternal life (KJV)
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John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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John 11:25
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
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John 11:26
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
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Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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John 14:2
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.
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John 14:3
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.
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1 Corinthians 15:55
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
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Revelation 21:4
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.
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2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
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1 Thessalonians 4:14
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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Psalms 23:4
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.
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Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Questions, answered plainly
What does the Bible say about death and eternal life?
The Bible answers death with resurrection hope: "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live" (John 11:25). It promises that "the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23) and a day when "there shall be no more death" (Revelation 21:4).
What happens after death according to the Bible?
Scripture gives believers hope of being "present with the Lord" (2 Corinthians 5:8) and of resurrection: "if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him" (1 Thessalonians 4:14).
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