Overview
The Bible addresses life, eternal across 19 verses, drawn from the New Testament. These passages cluster most in Romans and John. Closely related themes include Bigotry, Boasting, Depravity of Man and Wicked. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus.
Key Bible verses about life, eternal
New Testament
John
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Then Jesus 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 no life in you.
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
Romans
As it is written There is none righteous, no, not one:
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Their feet are swift to shed blood:
Destruction and misery are in their ways:
And the way of peace have they not known:
There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. guilty: or, subject to the judgment of God
People in the Bible and life, eternal
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying life, eternal for yourself
- Begin with John 6:50, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Romans and John each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jesus and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Bigotry, Boasting, Depravity of Man and Wicked.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about life, eternal?
The Bible addresses life, eternal across 19 verses, drawn from the New Testament. These passages cluster most in Romans and John. Closely related themes include Bigotry, Boasting, Depravity of Man and Wicked. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus.
How many Bible verses are about life, eternal?
The Bible references life, eternal in 19 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention life, eternal?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is John 6:50: “This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with life, eternal?
Jesus.
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