The promise of everlasting life is central to the Christian faith. These Bible verses remind us of the hope and assurance we have in Christ for eternal life.
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Bible Verses About Everlasting Life
John 3:16 – God gave us eternal life through His Son
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16
John 6:40 – Everyone who believes in Jesus will have eternal life
“For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.” – John 6:40
1 John 2:25 – God has promised eternal life to His followers
“And this is what he promised us—eternal life.” – 1 John 2:25
John 10:28 – Jesus gives eternal life to His sheep
“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.” – John 10:28
1 John 5:11 – God has given us eternal life through His Son
“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” – 1 John 5:11
John 17:3 – Eternal life is knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” – John 17:3
John 10:10 – Jesus came to give abundant and eternal life
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” – John 10:10
Romans 6:23 – The gift of God is eternal life in Christ
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 6:23
John 11:25-26 – Whoever believes in Jesus will live, even if they die
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'” – John 11:25-26
1 Peter 1:3-4 – By God’s mercy, He has given us a living hope and an inheritance of eternal life
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.” – 1 Peter 1:3-4
Titus 1:2 – God promised eternal life before the beginning of time
“in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.” – Titus 1:2
John 5:24 – Whoever hears Jesus’ word and believes has eternal life
“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.” – John 5:24
John 6:47 – Whoever believes in Jesus has eternal life
“Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.” – John 6:47
1 Timothy 6:12 – Fight the good fight of faith and lay hold of eternal life
“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” – 1 Timothy 6:12
Matthew 25:46 – The righteous go into eternal life, while the wicked go into eternal punishment
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” – Matthew 25:46
1 John 5:13 – Believers can know they have eternal life
“I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.” – 1 John 5:13
John 6:27 – Seek not for temporary food, but for the food that leads to eternal life
“Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” – John 6:27
1 John 5:20 – Jesus is the true God and eternal life
“We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true—even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.” – 1 John 5:20
Matthew 19:29 – Those who leave everything for Jesus will inherit eternal life
“And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.” – Matthew 19:29
John 20:31 – The purpose of the Gospel is so that we may believe in Jesus and have eternal life
“But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” – John 20:31
Galatians 6:8 – Those who sow to please the Spirit will reap eternal life
“Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.” – Galatians 6:8
Matthew 7:14 – The way to eternal life is narrow, and only a few find it
“But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” – Matthew 7:14
Matthew 25:34 – The righteous inherit the kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.” – Matthew 25:34
Romans 5:21 – Eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord
“so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” – Romans 5:21
1 Timothy 1:16 – Jesus Christ has given us eternal life as an example of His immense patience
“But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.” – 1 Timothy 1:16
John 12:50 – Jesus’ words are eternal life
“I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.” – John 12:50
1 Corinthians 15:54 – Death is swallowed up in victory through our Lord Jesus Christ
“When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’” – 1 Corinthians 15:54
1 John 1:2 – The eternal life that was with the Father has been made known to us
“The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.” – 1 John 1:2
John 3:36 – Whoever believes in Jesus has eternal life, but whoever rejects Him will not see life
“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.” – John 3:36
1 John 3:15 – Hating others is a sign of not having eternal life
“Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.” – 1 John 3:15
Mark 10:30 – Those who leave earthly things for Jesus will receive a hundredfold in this life and eternal life
“will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life.” – Mark 10:30
John 12:25 – Those who love their life will lose it, but those who hate their life will keep it for eternal life
“Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” – John 12:25
Acts 13:48 – All who were appointed to eternal life believed
“When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.” – Acts 13:48
John 4:14 – The water Jesus gives becomes a spring of eternal life
“but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” – John 4:14
Matthew 18:8-9 – It is better to enter eternal life maimed than to go into hell whole
“If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.” – Matthew 18:8-9
John 6:54 – Whoever eats Jesus’ flesh and drinks His blood has eternal life
“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.” – John 6:54
John 17:2 – Jesus gives eternal life to those God has given Him
“For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.” – John 17:2
John 20:30-31 – The signs written in the Gospel are for us to believe in Jesus and have eternal life
“Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” – John 20:30-31
1 Peter 5:10 – After we have suffered a little while, the God of all grace will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish us for eternal life
“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” – 1 Peter 5:10
Matthew 25:26 – The righteous go into eternal life prepared for them from the foundation of the world
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” – Matthew 25:26
John 6:68 – Jesus has the words of eternal life
“Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.'” – John 6:68
John 17:22 – The glory that God gave Jesus, He has given to us so that we may be one and have eternal life
“I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” – John 17:22
John 20:29 – Blessed are those who have not seen Jesus and yet believe in Him, for they will have eternal life
“Then Jesus told him, ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.'” – John 20:29