'Life' in the Bible

Then Jesus asked them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask him to come and save his servant's life.

The ones that fell among the thorn bushes are the people who listen, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries, wealth, and pleasures of life, and their fruit doesn't mature.

by others that Elijah had appeared, and by still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.

They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the ancient prophets who has come back to life."

because whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

Just then an expert in the Law stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Then he told them, "Be careful to guard yourselves against every kind of greed, because a person's life doesn't consist of the amount of possessions he has."

But God told him, "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you. Now who will get the things you've accumulated?'

Then Jesus told his disciples, "That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life what you will eat or about your body what you will wear,

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

Can any of you add an hour to the length of your life by worrying?

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as his own life, he can't be my disciple.

Because my son was dead and has come back to life. He was lost and has been found.' And they began to celebrate.

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life. He was lost and has been found.'"

Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Then an official asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

who will not receive many times as much in this world, as well as eternal life in the age to come."

"Constantly be on your guard so that your hearts will not be loaded down with self-indulgence, drunkenness, and the worries of this life, or that day will take you by surprise