'Life' in the Bible

In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind.

so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

For this is the way God loved the world: 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. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God's wrath remains on him.

But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life."

The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.

"I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.

For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself,

and will come out -- the ones who have done what is good to the resurrection resulting in life, and the ones who have done what is evil to the resurrection resulting in condemnation.

You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,

but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life -- the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put 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."

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.

For this is the will of my Father -- for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."

I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life.

I am the bread of life.

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

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.

The one 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; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Then Jesus spoke out again, "I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

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

just as the Father knows me and I know the Father -- and I lay down my life for the sheep.

This is why the Father loves me -- because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.

Jesus replied, "Your brother will come back to life again."

Martha said, "I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day."

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

The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.

And I know that his commandment is eternal life. Thus the things I say, I say just as the Father has told me."

Peter said to him, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!"

Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you the solemn truth, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!

Jesus replied, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

No one has greater love than this -- that one lays down his life for his friends.

just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.

Now this is eternal life -- that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.