18 Bible Verses about God Giving Life

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

“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

“You alone are the Lord.
You have made the heavens,
The heaven of heavens with all their host,
The earth and all that is on it,
The seas and all that is in them.
You give life to all of them
And the heavenly host bows down before You.

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

All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

‘You have granted me life and lovingkindness;
And Your care has preserved my spirit.

But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret saying, “As the Lord lives, who made this life for us, surely I will not put you to death nor will I give you over to the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”

“When I passed by you and saw you squirming in your blood, I said to you while you were in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you while you were in your blood, ‘Live!’

‘See now that I, I am He,
And there is no god besides Me;
It is I who put to death and give life.
I have wounded and it is I who heal,
And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

“The Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But consider now, and see how he is seeking a quarrel against me.”

You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.

“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him as an object of reverence; so he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.

But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them.

It will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the river goes, will live. And there will be very many fish, for these waters go there and the others become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.