104 Bible Verses about Life

Thus says God the Lord,
Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread out the earth and its offspring,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it,

Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, and had known all the deeds of the Lord which He had done for Israel.

The people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the Lord which He had done for Israel.

but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the 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.

Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.

and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.

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

And he answered and said to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;

Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.”

And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business with this until I come back.’

but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”

You shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

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

Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.

and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.’

By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”

in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.

Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word.

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

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

“It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things;
He knows what is in the darkness,
And the light dwells with Him.

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.

For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come.

I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they sojourned.

All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry;
Do not be silent at my tears;
For I am a stranger with You,
A sojourner like all my fathers.

Take hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your life.

"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. "But there are some of you who do not believe " For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.

For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
That one may avoid the snares of death.

“I loathe my own life;
I will give full vent to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

When the sun came up God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he became faint and begged with all his soul to die, saying, “Death is better to me than life.”

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And come to an end without hope.

Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am tired of living because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”

“Why is light given to him who suffers,
And life to the bitter of soul,

Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life-- and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us-- what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.

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

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

by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”

And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.

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

so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need.

By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”

Who satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.

O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you.
I am like a luxuriant cypress;
From Me comes your fruit.

They will still yield fruit in old age;
They shall be full of sap and very green,

"And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this: 'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 'Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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

"Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.'" Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."

So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. "All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. read more.
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

"For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD ' Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. "The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; 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;

He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised up on the third day." And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. read more.
"For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?

"And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. "He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's." read more.
And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it. "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,

Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

“Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect,
And you would be steadfast and not fear.

“You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
And there is no blemish in you.

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

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

And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”

Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never see death.”

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

“Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.

Remember what my span of life is;
For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!

For all our days have declined in Your fury;
We have finished our years like a sigh.

My days are like a lengthened shadow,
And I wither away like grass.

For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries.

knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;

For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.

that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,

Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices,

“Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.

Remember what my span of life is;
For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!

For all our days have declined in Your fury;
We have finished our years like a sigh.

My days are like a lengthened shadow,
And I wither away like grass.

For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

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.

Thus says God the Lord,
Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread out the earth and its offspring,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. read more.
In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

"For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD ' Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. "The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; 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;

"The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life. "Refute me if you can; Array yourselves before me, take your stand. "Behold, I belong to God like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.

So then, you will know them by their fruits.

By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother.

But they will not make further progress; for their folly will be obvious to all, just as Jannes’s and Jambres’s folly was also.

This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.

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.

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 send forth Your Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.

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

For as long as life is in me,
And the breath of God is in my nostrils,

My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother; Bind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck. When you walk about, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you. read more.
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

For wisdom is protection just as money is protection,
But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.

Such confidence we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.

But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”

"I composed my soul until morning. Like a lion--so He breaks all my bones, From day until night You make an end of me. "Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter; I moan like a dove; My eyes look wistfully to the heights; O Lord, I am oppressed, be my security. "What shall I say? For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it; I will wander about all my years because of the bitterness of my soul. read more.
"O Lord, by these things men live, And in all these is the life of my spirit; O restore me to health and let me live!

And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the 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.

and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the 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.

and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

"Now therefore, O sons, listen to me, For blessed are they who keep my ways. "Heed instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it. "Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. read more.
"For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD.

He who pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness and honor.

"And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. "He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

The path of life leads upward for the wise
That he may keep away from Sheol below.

"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem. And someone said to Him, "Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?" And He said to them, "Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.

And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's." read more.
And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.

saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised up on the third day." And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. read more.
"For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?

Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

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

“No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.

For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.

So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.’

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”—

He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the 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 the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

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

"Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest. "Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.

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

He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God.

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God.

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Sing praise to the LORD, you His godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

“Incline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that you may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies shown to David.

He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.

“Incline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that you may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies shown to David.

He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the 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.

So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. "For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. read more.
"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. "As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also 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 as a ransom for all, the testimony given 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.”

So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.

“I waste away; I will not live forever.
Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

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

and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us—

"Is not man forced to labor on earth, And are not his days like the days of a hired man? "As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages, So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me.

'Why then have You brought me out of the womb? Would that I had died and no eye had seen me! 'I should have been as though I had not been, Carried from womb to tomb.' "Would He not let my few days alone? Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer

He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life,
And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

The fear of the Lord leads to life,
So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.

In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;

“Like a flower he comes forth and withers.
He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.

“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.

For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.

“Like a flower he comes forth and withers.
He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.

“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.

For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged and that it may go well with you on the land which the Lord your God gives you.

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

For what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, read more.
and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And come to an end without hope.

“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days on earth are as a shadow.

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And come to an end without hope.

“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days on earth are as a shadow.

"Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Reprove the ruthless, Defend the orphan, Plead for the widow.

He is on the path of life who heeds instruction,
But he who ignores reproof goes astray.

So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am giving you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may live long on the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”

you shall certainly let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, in order that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.

Peter said, "Behold, we have left our own 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 as much at this time and in the age to come, eternal life."

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.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Bless our God, O peoples, And sound His praise abroad, Who keeps us in life And does not allow our feet to slip.

For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.

The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor and life.

Cursed be the day when I was born; Let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me! Cursed be the man who brought the news To my father, saying, "A baby boy has been born to you!" And made him very happy. But let that man be like the cities Which the LORD overthrew without relenting, And let him hear an outcry in the morning And a shout of alarm at noon; read more.
Because he did not kill me before birth, So that my mother would have been my grave, And her womb ever pregnant. Why did I ever come forth from the womb To look on trouble and sorrow, So that my days have been spent in shame?

So Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my sojourning are one hundred and thirty; few and unpleasant have been the years of my life, nor have they attained the years that my fathers lived during the days of their sojourning.”

“Like a shepherd’s tent my dwelling is pulled up and removed from me;
As a weaver I rolled up my life.
He cuts me off from the loom;
From day until night You make an end of me.

It is good for me that I was afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

So Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my sojourning are one hundred and thirty; few and unpleasant have been the years of my life, nor have they attained the years that my fathers lived during the days of their sojourning.”

“Like a shepherd’s tent my dwelling is pulled up and removed from me;
As a weaver I rolled up my life.
He cuts me off from the loom;
From day until night You make an end of me.

But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

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

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So may the gods do to me and even more, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time." And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. read more.
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is enough; now, O LORD, take my life, for I am not better than my fathers." He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, there was an angel touching him, and he said to him, "Arise, eat." Then he looked and behold, there was at his head a bread cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. The angel of the LORD came again a second time and touched him and said, "Arise, eat, because the journey is too great for you." So he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.

He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.

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

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

Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.

"Behold, God is mighty but does not despise any; He is mighty in strength of understanding. "He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.

Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.

When the sun came up God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he became faint and begged with all his soul to die, saying, "Death is better to me than life." Then God said to Jonah, "Do you have good reason to be angry about the plant?" And he said, "I have good reason to be angry, even to death."

This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught of God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.

He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.

For as long as life is in me,
And the breath of God is in my nostrils,

So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.