100 Bible Verses About All Souls' Day
Bible verses about All Souls' Day
Exploring Bible verses related to All Souls' Day offers a profound opportunity to connect with the enduring love and mercy of God. While the specific observance isn't directly detailed, scripture illuminates the enduring nature of the soul, the communion of saints, and the hope of eternal life through Christ. Reflecting on these verses invites us to pray for those who have passed, trusting in God's infinite compassion and justice. Understanding these truths through scripture provides solace, strengthens our faith, and reminds us of the eternal destiny we share with all believers, both living and deceased, in the boundless grace of God's love.
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Genesis 23:11 (KJV)
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
Remembering Loved Ones: Bible Verses & All Souls' Day
And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,
Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?
And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.
Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.
Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.
And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you.
Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.
They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.
Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them; and he departed.
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord.
And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.
Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy.
In reflecting upon these verses for All Souls' Day, several key themes emerge: remembrance, hope, and the enduring power of faith. Passages highlighting God's love and mercy, like those found in Psalms and Lamentations, offer solace and reassurance to those grieving the loss of loved ones. Verses emphasizing resurrection and eternal life, particularly from the New Testament, provide a foundation for hope and the belief in a future reunion with those who have passed on. Ultimately, the Bible's wisdom on All Souls' Day encourages us to remember those who have gone before us with love and gratitude, to find comfort in God's promises, and to live our own lives in a way that honors their memory and reflects the values of faith, hope, and charity. May these verses guide you towards reflection and inspire you to live a life worthy of the eternal reward promised to those who believe.