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The 16 most-voted verses about what happens when you die, from 12 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (BSB)

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (KJV)

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (WEB)

And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Daniel 12:2 (BSB)

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 12:2 (KJV)

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Daniel 12:2 (WEB)

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 (BSB)

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 (KJV)

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 (WEB)

Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

Ezekiel 18:4 (BSB)

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Ezekiel 18:4 (KJV)

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul who sins, he shall die.

Ezekiel 18:4 (WEB)

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

John 5:24 (BSB)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

John 5:24 (KJV)

“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.

John 5:24 (WEB)

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

John 11:25 (BSB)

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

John 11:25 (KJV)

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.

John 11:25 (WEB)

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23 (BSB)

For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:23 (KJV)

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23 (WEB)

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

2 Corinthians 5:10 (BSB)

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.

2 Corinthians 5:10 (KJV)

For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

2 Corinthians 5:10 (WEB)

When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

Psalm 146:4 (BSB)

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Psalm 146:4 (KJV)

His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

Psalm 146:4 (WEB)

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 10:28 (BSB)

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 10:28 (KJV)

Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

Matthew 10:28 (WEB)

And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

Luke 23:43 (BSB)

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Luke 23:43 (KJV)

Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

Luke 23:43 (WEB)

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (BSB)

¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16 (KJV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (WEB)

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

1 Corinthians 15:51 (BSB)

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

1 Corinthians 15:51 (KJV)

Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

1 Corinthians 15:51 (WEB)

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

Hebrews 9:27 (BSB)

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Hebrews 9:27 (KJV)

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

Hebrews 9:27 (WEB)

And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:15 (BSB)

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:15 (KJV)

If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:15 (WEB)

‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Revelation 21:4 (BSB)

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Revelation 21:4 (KJV)

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.”

Revelation 21:4 (WEB)

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