Life Circumstances
Bible Verses About burying the dead
9 key scriptures
Discover 9 powerful Bible verses about burying the dead. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential life circumstances topic.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Matthew 8:22 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.” |
9 Key Scriptures
“But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.”
Matthew 8:22KJV
“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
Daniel 12:2KJV
“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. spirit: or, breath”
James 2:26KJV
“Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:60KJV
“Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. let me: or, I may”
Acts 2:29KJV
“His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. accursed: Heb. the curse of God”
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
Genesis 3:19KJV
“I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”
Genesis 23:4KJV
“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,”
John 5:28KJV
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