What Does the Bible Say About Scattering Ashes?

Genesis 3:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

John 10:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

1 Corinthians 15:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,

1 Corinthians 15:1-58 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ...

Acts 2:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Luke 16:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,

Daniel 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell bound into the burning fiery furnace.

Isaiah 42:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.

Isaiah 10:1-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression, to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! What will you do on the day of punishment, in the ruin that will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still. Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger; the staff in their hands is my fury! ...

Proverbs 8:1-36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud: “To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense. ...

2 Samuel 7:1-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.” But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Would you build me a house to dwell in? ...

Leviticus 19:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord.

Genesis 35:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day.

Colossians 2:15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.

2 Samuel 15:30 ESV / 1 helpful vote

But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went.

15 Bible Verses about Scattering Ashes

Genesis 3:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 10:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 15:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 15:1-58 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 2:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 16:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Daniel 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 42:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 10:1-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 8:1-36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Samuel 7:1-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 35:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 2:15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Samuel 15:30 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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15 Bible Verses about Scattering Ashes

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Genesis 3:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 10:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 15:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 15:1-58 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 2:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 16:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Daniel 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 42:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 10:1-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 8:1-36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Samuel 7:1-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 35:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 2:15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Samuel 15:30 ESV / 1 helpful vote