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20 Bible Verses About Grieving

Christian Pure Team

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Summary

  • Jesus wept on the way to the tomb of Lazarus (John 11:35) after telling Martha, “Your brother will rise again.”
  • David wept for Absalom, a son who had rebelled against him, and his army’s victory “was turned into mourning” (2 Samuel 19:2).
  • Psalm 6 moves from “How long, Lord, how long?” (verse 3) to “the Lord has heard my weeping” (verse 8).
  • Paul tells the Thessalonians not to grieve “like the rest of mankind, who have no hope,” because Jesus died and rose again.
  • Revelation 21:4 repeats Isaiah 25:8: God will wipe the tears away, and there will be no more death or mourning.

The Bible records grief openly and promises comfort to those who mourn. Jesus calls mourners blessed (Matthew 5:4), and Isaiah 61:3 promises “the oil of joy instead of mourning.” Joseph mourns his father for seven days at the threshing floor of Atad (Genesis 50:10), and the grieving also speak for themselves: David weeps for his son Absalom (2 Samuel 18:33), Job asks why he did not die at birth after losing his children (Job 3:11), one psalmist floods his bed…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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