'Life' in the Bible

And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?”

When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.

The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

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.

And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”

And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on.

For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

“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 this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.

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

A ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

who will not receive many times as much at this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”

“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;