Bible Verses About Purgatory And Prayers For The Dead

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

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Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

Mentions baptism for the dead, which is related but not the same as prayer.

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

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Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

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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.

Judgment of the dead in Hades, related background only.

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Death and Hades cast into the lake of fire.

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

Sheol language; background only.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

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Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

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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.

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

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For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

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Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

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For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

A related text about the dead, but not direct prayer language.

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

Souls under the altar, related to the dead in God's presence.

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

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Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.

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The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

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And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

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And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

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(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

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Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

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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;

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And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

Shows prayers rising before God, not prayer for the dead specifically.

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.

Great gulf fixed between dead and living; afterlife geography background.

Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Christ's soul not left in Hades.

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

Desire to depart and be with Christ.

(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

Descent to lower parts of the earth; background only.

He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

Christ's soul in Hades and flesh not seeing corruption.

And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

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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.

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As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

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

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And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

Prayer and alms as a memorial before God.