'Life' in the Bible

What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.

For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.

So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.

For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.

But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him.

But whoever takes the water I give him will never be in need of drink again; for the water I give him will become in him a fountain of eternal life.

He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.

In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.

Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.

Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life.

For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.

And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.

You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.

And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.

Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

The bread of God is the bread which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.

And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.

And this is the pleasure of him who sent me, that I am not to let out of my hands anything which he has given me, but I am to give it new life on the last day.

This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.

Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.

I am the bread of life.

I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world.

Then Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, If you do not take the flesh of the Son of man for food, and if you do not take his blood for drink, you have no life in you.

He who takes my flesh for food and my blood for drink has eternal life: and I will take him up from the dead at the last day.

As the living Father has sent me, and I have life because of the Father, even so he who takes me for his food will have life because of me.

This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever.

The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.

Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;

Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.

So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.

I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.

Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.

For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.

And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

Jesus said to her, Your brother will come to life again.

Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.

Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;

Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.

Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.

He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

Then the people in answer said to him, The law says that the Christ will have life without end: how say you then that it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

And I have knowledge that his order is eternal life: so that the things which I say, I say them even as the Father says them to me.

Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.

Jesus said in answer, Will you give up your life for me? Truly I say to you, Before the cry of the cock you will have said three times that you are not my disciple.

Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.

Even as you gave him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him.

And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.

And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.

But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.