The gentle whisper of All Souls Day brings memories of loved ones gone but not forgotten. It’s a sacred time to pause, reflect, and find comfort in the enduring words of the Bible.
From melancholic psalms to uplifting promises, Scripture offers solace and hope. Let these heartfelt quotes guide your thoughts and prayers during this special day of remembrance.
Comforting Quotes for All Souls Day
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.” - Psalm 23:1-2
“The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.” – Proverbs 10:7
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” – Romans 8:18
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” - Thomas Campbell
“Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.” – Traditional Catholic Prayer
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you.” - Isaiah 41:10
“Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity.” - Mother Teresa
“For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.” – 2 Corinthians 5:1
“Rest in peace, dear souls, for those who love you are proud of you still.” - Unknown
“God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.” – Revelation 21:4
“When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” - Colossians 3:4
“You may have lost someone, but they live on in the memories that hold them tight.” – My Original
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4
“We have loved them during life, let us not abandon them in death, until we have conducted them by our prayers into the house of the Lord.” – St. Ambrose
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
“Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.” – Mitch Albom
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” – Psalm 116:15
“And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.” – Ecclesiastes 12:7
“We shall find our loved ones again. We shall reach that final reunion.” – Unknown
“The righteous will be remembered forever.” – Psalm 112:6
“Those we love never truly leave us. There are things that death cannot touch.” – Jack Thorne
“May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.” – Prayer for the Dead
Quotes on Hope and Eternal Life
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.”
1 Thessalonians 4:14 – “We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”
John 11:25-26 – “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'”
Emily Dickinson – “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.”
Amy Carmichael – “We are immortal until our work on earth is done.”
Isaiah 26:19 - “But your dead will live, LORD; their bodies will rise— let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy— your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.”
Romans 8:11 - “And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”
Helen Keller - “Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”
Psalm 71:5 - “For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.”
Anne Frank – “Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.”
1 Peter 1:3 – “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
Romans 5:5 – “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
Alfred Tennyson – “Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ’It will be happier.'”
J.R.R. Tolkien – “The road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must follow if I can.”
John 14:1-3 - ”Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
William Wordsworth – ”The best portion of a good man’s life: his little, nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 - “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
George Bernard Shaw – ”We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.”
Winston Churchill – “Now this is not the end. It’s not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
1 Corinthians 15:52 – “In a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”
John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Eleanor Roosevelt - “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
Bible Quotes about Remembering the Departed
“The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.” — Proverbs 10:7
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.’” — John 11:25-26
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.” — Psalm 116:15
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18
“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.” — Revelation 21:4
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” — Matthew 5:4
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” — 2 Corinthians 4:18
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.” — Psalm 23:1-2
“For dust you are and to dust you will return.” — Genesis 3:19
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” — 2 Timothy 4:7
“For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.” — Psalm 48:14
“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
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” — Isaiah 43:1
“For we live by faith, not by sight.” — 2 Corinthians 5:7
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.” — John 14:1
“For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” — Romans 14:7-8
“Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you. I loved you so - ’twas Heaven here with you.” — Isla Paschal Richardson
“The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.” — Isaiah 57:1
“Love is stronger than death, even though it can’t stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can’t separate people from love. It can’t take away our memories either. life is stronger than death.” — Unknown
“For if we have been united with Him in a death like His, we will certainly also be united with Him in a resurrection like His.” — Romans 6:5
“Therefore encourage one another with these words.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:18
“When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.” — Unknown
Quotes Offering Consolation and Peace
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.” – Psalm 23:1-2
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4
“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.” - Revelation 21:4
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” – John 14:27
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” – Romans 8:18
“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” – Deuteronomy 33:27
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28
“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.” – Psalm 138:7
“For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:16
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” – Psalm 73:26
“The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” – Psalm 29:11
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” – Psalm 147:3
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” – 1 Peter 5:7
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” - Psalm 23:4
“The righteous perish, and no man lays it to heart; merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. They shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.” – Isaiah 57:1-2
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.” - Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
“But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them.” – Wisdom 3:1
“The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.” - Proverbs 10:7
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” – Psalm 46:1
“Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.” – John 11:25
Inspirational Quotes on Faith and Resurrection
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” - Rabindranath Tagore
“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.” - Revelation 21:4
“To die will be an awfully big adventure.” – J.M. Barrie, *Peter Pan*
“Resurrection means that the worst thing is never the last thing.” - Frederick Buechner
“We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” – 2 Corinthians 5:8
“Do not be afraid of tomorrow; for God is already there.” – Charles Spurgeon
“Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many.” – Hebrews 9:27-28
“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.” – Maori Proverb
“He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” - John 11:25-26
“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” – Saint Augustine
“The best is yet to come.” – Frank Sinatra
“For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.” – 1 Corinthians 15:21
“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” – Rabindranath Tagore
“For we live by faith, not by sight.” - 2 Corinthians 5:7
“Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” – Psalm 23:1
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” - Thomas Campbell
“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” – John 11:25
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore.” – Revelation 21:4
“And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” – 1 Corinthians 15:14
“May the resurrection of Jesus, just like the buds of spring, bring hope to your life and joy to your soul.” – Anonymous
To Wrap Things Up
All Souls Day is a time to think about those who have passed away and find comfort in faith. The Bible offers many inspiring quotes that can bring peace and hope during this time. These verses remind us of God’s love and the promise of eternal life.
Whether you are looking for solace or a way to honor loved ones, these Bible quotes provide powerful words of encouragement. Reflecting on these scriptures can help you feel connected to the departed and reassure you of their peaceful rest.
