41 Uplifting Bible Verses For Funerals and Celebration of Life Services

Today we have some bible verses for funerals that we think will be a source of consolation and support to you in your time of bereavement.

You know, you may be thinking about choosing Bible readings for a memorial or funeral service or you may just be thinking about funeral verses that will help to console your loved ones who are still alive.

The Scripture Verses below are great for:

1. Funerals and Memorial Services;
2. Funeral Bible Verses for Bible Study on the life after this one;
3. Comforting loved ones during their time of loss;
4. If you're looking for bible verses for celebration of life.

Uplifting Bible Verses For Funerals

John 16:22

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

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.

Isaiah 53:4

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

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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.

Romans 8:18

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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John 11:26

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

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John 11:25-26

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?

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Psalm 147:3

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

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1 Corinthians 15:51-57

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 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? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 119:50

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

Psalm 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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2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

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.

Romans 12:2

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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Isaiah 41:10

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Matthew 10:28

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

John 8:51

Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

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Romans 14:8

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

1 Corinthians 15:42-45

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

Matthew 11:28-30

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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Ecclesiastes 12:7

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

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.

Psalm 49:15

But God will redeem my soul from thepower of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

Romans 8:28

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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Luke 23:43

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

John 5:25

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

Matthew 5:1-3

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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1 Corinthians 15:52

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Psalm 146:4

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Psalm 48:14

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

Psalm 73:26

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

1 Corinthians 15:54

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.

1 Corinthians 15:26

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

Isaiah 25:8

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

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. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

John 14:1-4

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. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

Hope in God Will Help You in Grief

But the main thing that you have to bear in mind is that God made provision for you to know where you're going to spend eternity. It's a big question that people have as to what comes after this.

And sometimes when that question has not been answered, people don't know how to handle the fact that their loved one is gone. The scriptures in John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting or eternal life." And so, faith in Christ, in what He has done in dying and paying the price for sins, and then raising us to life unto God is really and truly the Bible verse that you need to hang on to.

When you are in a difficult or grieving season, it's not easy. Grief is sometimes very pervasive, and sometimes you can't seem to shake it, but with the hope that we have in Christ Jesus, you can be of good courage and hope in knowing that God has secured our future and has given us eternal life.

Do you have eternal life?

Do you know how to get eternal life?

How To Get Eternal Life

The Bible says that believing in the heart is unto righteousness, but confession with the mouth is unto salvation. So once you believe in your heart that God sent the Lord Jesus Christ into the earth, today to save you from your sins, that he was risen again from the dead, as the scripture says, you shall be saved. And when you confess Him, as Lord over your life, in am outward way, this leads unto salvation.

So it is in knowing God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent that you indeed have eternal life according to John 17. In this time of grief it is our prayer, that you will find consolation in the Lord through all the funeral planning, in Jesus' mighty Name. Our scriptures below come from bot the Old Testament and the New Testament. May you find the bible readings you seek.

We hope that you're blessed by the scriptures for funerals above.

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