'Life' in the Bible

Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.

He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?

And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.

And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.

And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

For what should a man give in exchange for his life?

And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.

And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.

And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?

And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

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

And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life'shall preserve it.

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life.

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.

He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:

and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.

Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;

and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

Jesus said unto them. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.

I am the bread of life.

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.

Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves.

He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, are are life.

Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.

even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;

He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.

Peter saith unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee even now? I will lay down my life for thee.

Jesus answereth, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.

And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.

but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.

Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.

and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

Go ye, and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life.

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.

And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.

And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him.

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:

(as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;

For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, even Jesus Christ.

So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.

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

We were buried therefore with him through baptism unto death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

For the death that he died, he died unto sin once: but the life that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

and the commandment, which was unto life, this I found to be unto death:

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace: