Here are 50 comforting New Testament scriptures from the World English Bible (WEB) version that funeral officiants can share with those mourning the loss of a loved one. These verses provide solace, reassurance, and hope through the teachings and promises of Jesus Christ and the apostles.

  1. Matthew 5:4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
  2. John 14:1-3 "Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions. If it weren’t 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 will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also."
  3. Revelation 21:4 "He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, anymore. The first things have passed away."
  4. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."
  5. Philippians 4:6-7 "Don’t be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus."
  6. John 11:25-26 "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he die, yet will he live. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?'"
  7. Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
  8. Romans 8:38-39 "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
  9. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 "But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus."
  10. 1 Peter 5:7 "Casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you."
  11. John 16:22 "Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you."
  12. Romans 15:13 "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit."
  13. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 "For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory; while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."
  14. Philippians 1:21 "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain."
  15. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 "Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed."
  16. 1 John 3:2 "Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is."
  17. Romans 14:8 "For if we live, we live to the Lord. If we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s."
  18. James 1:2-3 "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance."
  19. Revelation 14:13 "I heard a voice from heaven saying, 'Write, "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on."' 'Yes,' says the Spirit, 'that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.'"
  20. 2 Corinthians 5:1 "For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."
  21. John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful."
  22. Acts 24:15 "Having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust."
  23. Colossians 3:2-3 "Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God."
  24. Romans 12:15 "Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep."
  25. Hebrews 6:19-20 "This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil; where as a forerunner, Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."
  26. Matthew 10:29-31 "Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows."
  27. 2 Corinthians 1:5-7 "For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ. But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which operates in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer. Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort."
  28. 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 "So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor; 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 also a spiritual body."
  29. 1 Corinthians 13:12 "For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known."
  30. Philippians 3:20-21 "For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself."
  31. Luke 20:36 "For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection."
  32. Hebrews 4:15-16 "For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need."
  33. 1 Peter 1:3-4 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that doesn’t fade away, reserved in heaven for you."
  34. Ephesians 2:4-5 "But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved."
  35. Romans 8:18 "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us."
  36. Luke 6:21 "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh."
  37. John 16:33 "I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."
  38. 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control."
  39. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing."
  40. Hebrews 13:5-6 "Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, 'I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.' So that with good courage we say, 'The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?'"
  41. Ephesians 1:18-19 "Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of the might of his strength."
  42. Romans 8:26-27 "In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God."
  43. Colossians 1:13-14 "He has delivered us from the power of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins."
  44. Revelation 7:17 "For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them, and will lead them to living springs of waters. God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
  45. 1 Peter 4:13 "But because you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy."
  46. John 6:40 "This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."
  47. 1 Peter 2:24 "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds."
  48. John 5:24 "Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life."
  49. Revelation 22:5 "There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever."
  50. Philippians 1:3-4 "I thank my God whenever I remember you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy."

These scriptures from the New Testament can be a source of immense comfort and strength for those experiencing the pain of loss. They remind us of the hope we have in Christ, the peace that surpasses understanding, and the promise of eternal life with God. Funeral officiants can use these verses to bring solace to the grieving, reinforcing the message of faith and the assurance of God's everlasting love.


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