Bible Verses About Abraham's Bosom

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Direct Bible passage for the topic

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

Direct Bible passage for the topic

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

Direct Bible passage showing comfort after death

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

Direct Bible passage showing the rich man's torment

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

Direct Bible passage showing separation after death

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

General resurrection and Hades text, useful background only.

Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

Abraham's burial, not Abraham's bosom teaching.

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

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And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.

Related death/Sheol passage, but not directly about Abraham's bosom.

The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

Related Hades language, but not directly about Abraham's bosom.

Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.

Related pit/Sheol imagery only.

Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

Related underworld imagery, not a direct witness.

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

Kingdom banquet with Abraham, not Abraham's bosom itself.

They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

Sheol descent text, relevant background only.

They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

Generic dead/shades language without Abraham's bosom teaching.

The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

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Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

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For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

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And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

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Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

Abraham speaking in Luke 16, but not the bosom line itself.

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Abraham's faith passage, not about Abraham's bosom.

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.