Losing a family member or friend is very painful, especially if their departure with the Lord was so sudden and you didn’t get to say goodbye. Even so, you can say a few last words at the wake, to all the loved ones present. It is a difficult time, words do not usually flow as one wants to be able to express how valuable that person was in your life.
That’s why I want to share one List of bible verses that deal with death and resurrection. They are words of God to comfort the family and to all attendees, to feel calm because the deceased (your name) will be with Christ sharing eternal life.
Verses to say at funerals and thus comfort the pain of the family
Jesus said to him: I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, even if he is dead, he will live. John 11:25
Do not marvel at this; for the hour will come when all who are in the graves will hear his voice; and those who did good will come out to the resurrection of life; but those who did evil, to resurrection of condemnation. John 5:28-29
Truly, truly, I say to you: He who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life; and he will not come into condemnation, but he has passed from death to life. John 5:24
And I heard a great voice from heaven saying: Behold the tabernacle of God with men, and he will dwell with them; and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as his God. God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will be no more death, nor will there be more crying, nor clamor, nor pain; because the first things happened. Revelation 21:3-4
And when this corruptible has clothed itself with incorruption, and this mortal has clothed itself with immortality, then the word that is written will be fulfilled: Death is swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your sting? Where, oh grave, your victory? for the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin, the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Corinthians 15:54-57
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4
Jehovah is my shepherd; I will lack nothing In places of delicate pastures he will make me rest; beside still waters he will shepherd me. He will comfort my soul; he will guide me in paths of justice for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you will be with me; your rod and your staff will give me breath. Psalms 23:1-4
When anguish was increasing in me, your comfort filled my soul with joy. Psalm 94:19
If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, to the Lord we die. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14:8
This message is credible: If we die with him, we will also live with him. Timothy 2:11
For just as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will live again. Corinthians 15:22
Because whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake, he will find it. Matthew 16:25
There will hardly be anyone who dies for a just person, although perhaps there will be someone who dares to die for a good person. But God demonstrates his love for us in this: that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:7-8
For my part, I am about to go down the path that every mortal travels. You well know that none of the good promises of the Lord his God has failed to be fulfilled to the letter. They have all come true, because he has not missed any of them. Joshua 23:14
Reflection
Do not feel bad about his departure, after reading and praying the verses, your pain can be calmed by the peace that God gives you. Rest assured that now he or she is safe, and now I invite you to share the article or the photos with more people so that they also feel that peace that God gives.