Bible Verses about “eternal life”
The Bible contains 29 verses about eternal life across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“‹For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.›”
“For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
“‹He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.›”
“‹For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.›”
“‹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.›”
“‹As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.›”
“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.›”
“‹This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.›”
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
“‹Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.›”
“‹And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.›”
“‹It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you,› [they] ‹are spirit, and› [they] ‹are life.›”
“These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.”
“Jesus answered them, ‹Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?›”
“‹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.›”
“He spake of Judas Iscariot [the son] of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.”
“Then said Jesus unto the twelve, ‹Will ye also go away?›”
“Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.”
“And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.”
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
“‹But there are some of you that believe not.› For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.”
“And he said, ‹Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.›”
“¶ Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?”
“When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, ‹Doth this offend you?›”
“[What] ‹and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?›”
“From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.”
“The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?”
“‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.›”
“‹And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.›”