What Does the Bible Say About Grief and Loss?
Key Bible verses about grief and loss with the full scripture text — plus free sermons and videos for each. Every video on UltimateTube is 100% free, no paywall.
Revelation 21:4
Read more & watch sermons on Revelation 21:4 →“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.”
Matthew 11:28
Read more & watch sermons on Matthew 11:28 →“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Psalm 147:3
Read more & watch sermons on Psalm 147:3 →“He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.”
Grief is one of the heaviest burdens we carry, and the Bible meets us in it with honesty and hope. Psalm 23 walks with us through the valley of the shadow of death, promising that God is present even there. Psalm 147:3 assures us that he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Jesus invites the weary and heavy-laden to come to him for rest (Matthew 11:28), and Revelation 21:4 points to a future where God wipes away every tear, and death, mourning, and pain are no more. Scripture never rushes the grieving; it gives permission to lament while anchoring us in God's comfort and the hope of resurrection.
These Bible verses about grief and loss, together with the free sermons on this page, offer comfort for those who mourn and hope beyond the grave. Read each passage in context, then watch teaching that ministers to the hurting heart. Every video on UltimateTube is 100% free to watch and share, with no paywall or login.