'Life' in the Bible

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

so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life.

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have 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 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 reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life, so the sower and reaper can rejoice together.

And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to anyone He wants to.

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

and come out—those who have done good things, to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked things, to the resurrection of judgment.

You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, yet they testify about Me.

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

Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal of approval on Him.”

For the bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

“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.

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.”

“I assure you: Anyone who believes has eternal life.

I am the bread of life.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.”

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,

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.

Simon Peter answered, “Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life.

Then Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows Me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”

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.

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

as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. I lay down My life for the sheep.

This is why the Father loves Me, because I am laying down My life so I may take it up again.

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

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

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.

I know that His command is eternal life. So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me.”

“Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!”

Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for Me? I assure you: A rooster will not crow until you have denied Me three times.

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

No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.

for You gave Him authorityover all flesh;so He may give eternal lifeto all You have given Him.

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

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.