Bible Verses For Headstones
I have provided a list of headstone Bible verses, but it is not comprehensive.
John 11:25 (NASB) – The Dead Will Live Again
I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead yet shall he lives.
Psalm 103:1(NASB) – The Dead Is Blessed
Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me bless his holy name.
Hebrews 11:1 (NASB) – Have Faith In God
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
John 3:16 (NASB)- The Faithful Believer Shall Have Everlasting Life
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
John 15:13 (NASB) – Christ First Died
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
John 14:27 (KJV) – Peace Unto The Dead
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.
Proverbs 3: 17 (KJV) – Death Is Godswill
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Matthew 5:4 (KJV) – Hope For Mourners
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) – Rest For The Dead
Come to me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Psalm 147:3 (NKJV) – Rest For The Dead
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
Titus 2:7(NKJV)
In all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility.
2 Timothy 4:7 (NKJV)
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Luke 11:33 (NKJV)
No one lights a lamp and hides it, instead he puts it on a stand so that those who come may see the light.
Philippians 1:21 (NKJV)
To live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Corinthians 16:13 (NKJV)
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
Joshua 1:9(NKJV)
Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV)
Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV)
He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
Psalm 94:19 (NKJV)
In the multitude of my thoughts within me your comforts delight my soul.
2 Thessalonians 3:16 (NKJV)
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.
Psalm 86:17 (NKJV)
Show me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.
2 Corinthians 1:4 (NKJV)
Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted of God.
Psalm 23:4 (NKJV)
Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.
Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV)
Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
John 8:32 (NKJV)
You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
Matthew 5:8 (NKJV)
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Jeremiah 17:7 (NKJV)
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NKJV)
Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of the man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.
Psalm 34:4 (NKJV)
I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Luke 22:42 (NKJV)
Not my will, but thy will be done.
Isaiah 12:2 (NKJV)
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
Ephesians 1:18 (NKJV)
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.
Psalms 23:1 (NKJV)
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.
Matthew 25:21 (NKJV)
Well done good and faithful servant.
Luke 12:13
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Song of Solomon 8:7
Many waters cannot quench love.
1 John 4.16
God is love, and those who live in love live in God and God lives in them.
John 8:32
You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
Ephesians 2:10
Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Proverbs 3: 17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Song of Solomon 4:16
Let my beloved come into his garden and eat his pleasant fruits.
Philippians 1:3
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Genesis 31:49
The Lord watch between me and thee when we are absent one from another.
Psalm 36: 7
Under the shadow of thy wings.
Philippians 1: 23
With Christ, which is far better.
Numbers 6:24
The Lord bless you and keep you.
Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
1 Corinthians 13
Love never fails.
Ecclesiastes 9:1.
In the hand of God.
Luke 11:33
No one lights a lamp and hides it, instead he puts it on a stand so that those who come may see the light.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.
Psalm 91
Those who love me, I will deliver.
Song of Solomon 8:6
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death.
Psalm 26:8
Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.
Joshua1:15
Toward the sunrising
John 14:1,4
Do not let your heart be troubled, but trust in me, you know the place I am going.
Psalm 36: 9
In Thy light shall we see light.
Thessalonians 4:17
And so we shall be forever with the Lord.
John 10:10
I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
John 14:2
In my Father’s house
Exodus 19:4
I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Song of Solomon 7:10
I am my beloved’s and his desire is for me.
Revelation 21:4
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
John 3:15
That whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.
Revelation 2:10
Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Luke 20:36
They can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalm 121:1
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help.
Matthew 26:45
Sleep on now and take your rest.
Titus 2:7
In all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility.
Song of Solomon 2:17
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away.
Hebrews 11:1
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Ruth 1:16
Whither thou goest, I will go.
Mark 10:30
He shall receive in the world to come eternal life.
Psalm 40:4
Blessed is the man who maketh the Lord his trust.
Matthew 25:21
Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
Psalm 55:8
I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.
1 Corinthians 10:24
Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being.
Psalm 23:6
I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Conclusion
I hope the images and Bible verses will motivate Christians to select suitable headstones for markers for their loved ones. Biblical and other Christian monuments may be uplifting and have universal appeal. You don’t have to be a Church goer to understand its significance.
They are classic and, if done effectively, may stand as a piece of art. As the gravestone pictured above demonstrates, an epitaph can take the form of a lovely block of text with calligraphy that is not constrained by any particular style.
