'Life' in the Bible

One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won't see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."

but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."

He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.

"Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.

and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.

"You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.

Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."

For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."

Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.

I am the bread of life.

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves.

He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."

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

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.

Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.

He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.

I know that his commandment is eternal life. The things therefore which I speak, even as the Father has said to me, so I speak."

Peter said to him, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."

Jesus answered him, "Will you lay down your life for me? Most certainly I tell you, the rooster won't crow until you have denied me three times.

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

You made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.'

and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.

"Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."

In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth."

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!"

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.

Paul went down, and fell upon him, and embracing him said, "Don't be troubled, for his life is in him."

But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

"Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;

Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;

As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations." This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.

For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.

So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.

that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

For the death that he died, he died to sin one time; but the life that he lives, he lives to God.

But now, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal life.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The commandment, which was for life, this I found to be for death;

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

"Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have broken down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."

For if the rejection of them is the reconciling of the world, what would their acceptance be, but life from the dead?

who for my life, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,

Don't you know that we will judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?

If then, you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?

Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn't give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?

If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.

For we don't desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.

So then death works in us, but life in you.

For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn't run in vain nor labor in vain.

because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

Yes, I beg you also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the Good News, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

I command you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,

laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.

No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.