30 Bible Verses about Eternal
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And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children,
To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
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Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
Christ » Priesthood of » Eternal
where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
death » Eternal » Foretold
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."
In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Set your house in order, for you shall die; you shall not recover.'"
Moreover, the LORD will give Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me. The LORD will give the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines."
"Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to the people of Israel, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.
"Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people."
death » Spiritual death » Eternal
let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."
but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death."
death » Eternal » Gates of
Be gracious to me, O LORD! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death,
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?
I said, In the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
Dominion » Christ's » Eternal
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
Election » Of saints, is » Eternal
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
Eternal » Kingdom » Eternal kingdom of God and Christ
For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end.
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever."
Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,
Eternal » Punishment » Future
"For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,
And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name."
And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Eternal » For punishments, ancient modes of hell » Greek, gehenna), the place of punishment
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Compares the suffering of, to fire
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell.
Eternal » Glory » The glory will be endless
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Other allusions to
"For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Other references of Christ to
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Described as banishment from God
And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Spiritual service
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day."
Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Faith in Christ
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Eternal » Hope » The soul's sure anchor
so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
Eternal » Hope » Cheers the dying hour of the saints
The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
Eternal » Hope » A heavenly treasure
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Renunciation of the world
And Peter said, "See, we have left our homes and followed you." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life."
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Sowing in the spirit
For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Eternal » Hope » Grounded in the resurrection of Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Eternal » For punishments, ancient modes of hell
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Self-sacrifice
Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
Eternal » Hope » Anticipates Christ's coming
waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Eternal » Hope » Assures of immortality
having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Knowledge of God
And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
Glory » Christ's » Eternal
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
Glory » Eternal » Inherited by saints
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and on them he has set the world.
When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.
Glory » Eternal » Saints called to
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Glory » Eternal » The bodies of saints shall be raised in
who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
Glory » Eternal » Enhanced by present afflictions
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
Glory » Eternal » Accompanies salvation by Christ
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Glory » Eternal » Procured by the death of Christ
For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.
Glory » Eternal » Of God's people shall be rich and abundant
Your gates shall be open continually; day and night they shall not be shut, that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations, with their kings led in procession. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste. The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane, and the pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Glory » Eternal » Saints afore prepared to
in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory--
Glory » Eternal » Present afflictions not worthy to be compared with
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Glory » Eternal » Saints shall be, of their ministers
For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? For you are our glory and joy.
Glory » Of God » Eternal
May the glory of the LORDendure forever; may the LORDrejoice in his works,
Glory » Eternal » Afflictions of ministers are, to saints
So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
Glory » Eternal » Enhanced by afflictions
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
Glory » Eternal » Saints prepared unto
in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory--
God, Glory of » Described as » Eternal
May the glory of the LORDendure forever; may the LORDrejoice in his works,
God » Is declared to be » Eternal
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you and said, Destroy.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!" And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
God » Mercy of » Eternal
But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children,
Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
Hope » Eternal » In God
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD!
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Hope » Eternal » The soul's sure anchor
so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
Hope » Eternal » Cheers the dying hour of the saints
The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
Hope » Eternal » A heavenly treasure
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
Hope » Eternal » Grounded in the resurrection of Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Hope » Eternal » Anticipates Christ's coming
waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Hope » Eternal » Assures of immortality
having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust.
Life » Eternal » General references to
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
Mercy » Eternal
But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children,
Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
Priesthood » Of Christ » Eternal
where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Punishment » Eternal
and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Redemption » Described as » Eternal
he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
Rest, spiritual » Eternal
And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.""Blessed indeed," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!"
Salvation » Described as » Eternal
And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed.
But Israel is saved by the LORD with everlasting salvation; you shall not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity.
Spiritual » Rest » Eternal
And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.""Blessed indeed," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!"
God, Trinity » Each person in, described as » Eternal
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith--
Topics on Eternal
Eternal Blessing
2 Samuel 7:29Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever."
Eternal Death
Psalm 1:6for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Eternal Deliverance
Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed.
Eternal Evil
Genesis 43:9I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.
Eternal Existence
1 Corinthians 15:42So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.
Eternal Judgment
Daniel 12:2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
eternal life, experience of
John 5:24Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
eternal life, gift of
John 5:39-40You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,
eternal life, nature of
John 17:3And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
Eternal Perspective
2 Corinthians 5:8Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Eternal Possession
Genesis 17:8And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God."
Eternal Praise
Romans 9:5To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
Eternal Punishment
Revelation 20:10and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Eternal Security
John 10:28-29I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
Eternal State
Hebrews 10:34For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
Eternal World
Ecclesiastes 1:4A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.
God's Kingdom Being Eternal
Psalm 145:13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.[The LORD is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works.]
God, The Eternal
Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Man's Eternal Attributes
Psalm 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
Rest, Eternal
Hebrews 4:3-4For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my wrath, 'They shall not enter my rest,'"although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
The Eternal Covenant
Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
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