Bible Verses About Comfort When Facing a Terminal Illness

"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God."

"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."

"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."

"As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem."

"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;"

"This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me."

"I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;"

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope."

"In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul."

"Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work."

"For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory."

"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."

"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die."

"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life... shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."

"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."