104 Bible Verses about Life

This is what God, Yahweh, says—
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it
and life to those who walk on it—

Israel worshiped Yahweh throughout Joshua’s lifetime and during the lifetimes of the elders who outlived Joshua and who had experienced all the works Yahweh had done for Israel.

The people worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and during the lifetimes of the elders who outlived Joshua. They had seen all the Lord’s great works He had done for Israel.

But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

“I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop.

and the Living One. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades.

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in a new way of life.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it.

“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

But now, since you have been liberated from sin and have become enslaved to God, you have your fruit, which results in sanctification—and the end is eternal life!

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish—ever! No one will snatch them out of My hand.

storing up for themselves a good reserve for the age to come, so that they may take hold of life that is real.

keep yourselves in the love of God, expecting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life.

“But he replied to him, ‘Sir, leave it this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”

He called 10 of his slaves, gave them 10 minas, and told them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.’

but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die.”

Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these 40 years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands.

A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

“I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to Me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in Me will ever be thirsty again.

And you are not willing to come to Me so that you may have life.

But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.

All kinds of trees providing food will grow along both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fresh fruit because the water comes from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for medicine.”

down the middle of the broad street of the city. The tree of life was on both sides of the river, bearing 12 kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations,

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but violence takes lives.

The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the river crashed against that house and couldn’t shake it, because it was well built.

She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what He said.

Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.

For you have died, and your life is hidden with the Messiah in God.

He reveals the deep and hidden things;
He knows what is in the darkness,
and light dwells with Him.

Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires that war against you.

For we do not have an enduring city here; instead, we seek the one to come.

I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they lived in as foreigners.

These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth.

“Hear my prayer, Lord,
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be silent at my tears.
For I am a foreigner residing with You,
a temporary resident like all my fathers.

Hold on to instruction; don’t let go.
Guard it, for it is your life.

The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn't help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. But there are some among you who don't believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning those who would not believe and the one who would betray Him.)

For the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace.

Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
turning people away from the snares of death.

I am disgusted with my life.
I will express my complaint
and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind. The sun beat down so much on Jonah’s head that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, “It’s better for me to die than to live.”

My days pass more swiftly than a weaver’s shuttle;
they come to an end without hope.

So Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m sick of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob marries a Hittite woman like one of them, what good is my life?”

Why is light given to one burdened with grief,
and life to those whose existence is bitter,

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed, and have touched with our hands, concerning the Word of life- that life was revealed, and we have seen it and we testify and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us- what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that you may have fellowship along with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

When the Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live.

love the Lord your God, obey Him, and remain faithful to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land the Lord swore to give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the Devil’s trap.

Just one thing: Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, working side by side for the faith that comes from the gospel,

Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.

Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, it is clear what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness

so that you may walk properly in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

All kinds of trees providing food will grow along both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fresh fruit because the water comes from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for medicine.”

He satisfies you with goodness;
your youth is renewed like the eagle.

He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.

Ephraim, why should I have anything more
to do with idols?
It is I who answer and watch over him.
I am like a flourishing pine tree;
your fruit comes from Me.

They will still bear fruit in old age,
healthy and green,

"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: "The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says: I know your tribulation and poverty, yet you are rich. [I know] the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will have tribulation for 10 days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat. " Jesus said to them, "I assure you: Moses didn't give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the real bread from heaven. For the bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

So Jesus said again, "I assure you: I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. read more.
A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance.

For as I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it-He is Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in shrines made by hands. Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it.

saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day." Then He said to [them] all, "If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it. read more.
What is a man benefited if he gains the whole world, yet loses or forfeits himself?

And whoever doesn't take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. Anyone finding his life will lose it, and anyone losing his life because of Me will find it.

Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days. He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. But turning around and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan, because you're not thinking about God's concerns, but man's!" read more.
Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, "If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it. For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life?

He did this to present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless.

Therefore, dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found at peace with Him without spot or blemish.

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

then you will hold your head high, free from fault.
You will be firmly established and unafraid.

You are absolutely beautiful, my darling,
with no imperfection in you.

Everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die—ever. Do you believe this?”

This has now been made evident
through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus,
who has abolished death
and has brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel.

And He said to him, “I assure you: Today you will be with Me in paradise.”

I assure you: If anyone keeps My word, he will never see death—ever!”

Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah

Remember how short my life is.
Have You created everyone for nothing?

For all our days ebb away under Your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.

My days are like a lengthening shadow,
and I wither away like grass.

For who knows what is good for man in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow? Who can tell man what will happen after him under the sun?

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin’s dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin,

The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.

You took off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires;

Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its practices

You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah

Remember how short my life is.
Have You created everyone for nothing?

For all our days ebb away under Your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.

My days are like a lengthening shadow,
and I wither away like grass.

For who knows what is good for man in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow? Who can tell man what will happen after him under the sun?

Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

This is what God, Yahweh, says—
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it
and life to those who walk on it—

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through Him, and apart from Him not one thing was created that has been created. read more.
Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men.

For as I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it-He is Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in shrines made by hands. Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Refute me if you can. Prepare your case against me; take your stand. I am just like you before God; I was also pinched off from [a piece of] clay.

So you’ll recognize them by their fruit.

This is how God’s children—and the Devil’s children—are made evident.

Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother.

But they will not make further progress, for their lack of understanding will be clear to all, as theirs was also.

Jesus performed this first sign in Cana of Galilee. He displayed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

For nothing is concealed that won’t be revealed, and nothing hidden that won’t be made known and come to light.

Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

When You send Your breath,
they are created,
and You renew the face of the earth.

The Lord brings death and gives life;
He sends some to Sheol, and He raises others up.

as long as my breath is still in me
and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,

My son, keep your father's command, and don't reject your mother's teaching. Always bind them to your heart; tie them around your neck. When you walk here and there, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you. read more.
For a commandment is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective instructions are the way to life.

because wisdom is protection as money is protection,
and the advantage of knowledge
is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

We have this kind of confidence toward God through Christ: not that we are competent in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from God. He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit produces life.

He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then He gave you manna to eat, which you and your fathers had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

But He answered, “It is written:

Man must not live on bread alone
but on every word that comes
from the mouth of God.”

I thought until the morning: He will break all my bones like a lion; You make an end of me day and night. I chirp like a swallow [or] a crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed; support me. What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it. I walk along slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul, read more.
Lord, because of these [promises] people live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit as well; You have restored me to health and let me live.

But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.”

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the One who died for them and was raised.

For we who live are always given over to death because of Jesus, so that Jesus’ life may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the One who died for them and was raised.

For we who live are always given over to death because of Jesus, so that Jesus’ life may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.

“This is why I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?

So don’t be afraid therefore; you are worth more than many sparrows.

What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

What is a man benefited if he gains the whole world, yet loses or forfeits himself?

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it.

And now, [my] sons, listen to me; those who keep my ways are happy. Listen to instruction and be wise; don't ignore it. Anyone who listens to me is happy, watching at my doors every day, waiting by the posts of my doorway. read more.
For the one who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord,

The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.

And whoever doesn't take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. Anyone finding his life will lose it, and anyone losing his life because of Me will find it.

“I assure you: Anyone who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

Now if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

“I assure you: Anyone who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

Now if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

For the discerning the path of life leads upward,
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

"Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it. How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making His way to Jerusalem. "Lord," someone asked Him, "are there few being saved?" He said to them, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won't be able

The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days. He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. But turning around and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan, because you're not thinking about God's concerns, but man's!" read more.
Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, "If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.

saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day." Then He said to [them] all, "If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it. read more.
What is a man benefited if he gains the whole world, yet loses or forfeits himself?

Whoever tries to make his life secure will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

“You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden.

“No one lights a lamp and puts it in the cellar or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see its light.

For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men.

He drove man out and stationed the cherubim and the flaming, whirling sword east of the garden of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life.

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.

Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

The Lord God said, “Since man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”

Anyone finding his life will lose it, and anyone losing his life because of Me will find it.

The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it. What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

For Christ's love compels us, since we have reached this conclusion: if One died for all, then all died. And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the One who died for them and was raised.

“I assure you: Anyone who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

For this is the will of My Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

"Don't you say, 'There are still four more months, then comes the harvest'? Listen [to what] I'm telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest. The reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life, so the sower and reaper can rejoice together.

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life.

But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again—ever! In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up within him for eternal life.”

The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who refuses to believe in the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to practice godliness toward their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God.

I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

For this reason the gospel was also preached to those who are now dead, so that, although they might be judged by men in the fleshly realm, they might live by God in the spiritual realm.

For me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

For this reason the gospel was also preached to those who are now dead, so that, although they might be judged by men in the fleshly realm, they might live by God in the spiritual realm.

For me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

Sing to the Lord, you His faithful ones, and praise His holy name. For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor, a lifetime. Weeping may spend the night, but there is joy in the morning.

There is life in the path of righteousness,
but another path leads to death.

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Pay attention and come to Me;
listen, so that you will live.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
the promises assured to David.

He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then He gave you manna to eat, which you and your fathers had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

Pay attention and come to Me;
listen, so that you will live.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
the promises assured to David.

He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then He gave you manna to eat, which you and your fathers had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

So Jesus said to them, "I assure you: Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life in yourselves. Anyone who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day, because My flesh is real food and My blood is real drink. read more.
The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood lives in Me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many.”

who gave Himself—a ransom for all,
a testimony at the proper time.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many.”

Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

I give up! I will not live forever.
Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.

This has now been made evident
through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus,
who has abolished death
and has brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel.

that life was revealed,
and we have seen it
and we testify and declare to you
the eternal life that was with the Father
and was revealed to us—

Isn't mankind consigned to forced labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand? Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hired man he waits for his pay. So I have been made to inherit months of futility, and troubled nights have been assigned to me.

Why did You bring me out of the womb? I should have died and never been seen. I wish I had never existed but had been carried from the womb to the grave. Are my days not few? Stop [it]! Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little

Genuine righteousness leads to life,
but pursuing evil leads to death.

The fear of the Lord leads to life;
one will sleep at night without danger.

Life was in Him,
and that life was the light of men.

For just as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted to the Son to have life in Himself.

He blossoms like a flower, then withers;
he flees like a shadow and does not last.

My days fly by faster than a runner;
they flee without seeing any good.

For we live before You as foreigners and temporary residents in Your presence as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

He blossoms like a flower, then withers;
he flees like a shadow and does not last.

My days fly by faster than a runner;
they flee without seeing any good.

For we live before You as foreigners and temporary residents in Your presence as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and so that you may prosper in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

What can a man give in exchange for his life?

But that is not how you learned about the Messiah, assuming you heard Him and were taught by Him, because the truth is in Jesus: you took off your former way of life, the old man that is corrupted by deceitful desires; read more.
you are being renewed in the spirit of your minds;

My days pass more swiftly than a weaver’s shuttle;
they come to an end without hope.

since we were born only yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are but a shadow.

My days pass more swiftly than a weaver’s shuttle;
they come to an end without hope.

since we were born only yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are but a shadow.

"Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil. Learn to do what is good. Seek justice. Correct the oppressor. Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow's cause.

The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,
but the one who rejects correction goes astray.

Keep His statutes and commands, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper and so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”

You may take the young for yourself, but be sure to let the mother go free, so that you may prosper and live long.

Then Peter said, "Look, we have left what we had and followed You." So He said to them, "I assure you: There is no one who has left a house, wife or brothers, parents or children because of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more at this time, and eternal life in the age to come."

because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.