30 Bible Verses about Eternal
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Now this is eternal life -- that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,
Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.
Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.
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Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!)
As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah -- from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.
Jesus said to them, "I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!"
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David's throne and over David's kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord's intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.
To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away. His kingdom will not be destroyed.
Christ » Priesthood of » Eternal
where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
death » Eternal » Foretold
By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return."
In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, "This is what the Lord says, 'Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.'"
The Lord will hand you and Israel over to the Philistines! Tomorrow both you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will also hand the army of Israel over to the Philistines!"
"Aaron will be gathered to his ancestors, for he will not enter into the land I have given to the Israelites because both of you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
"Exact vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites -- after that you will be gathered to your people."
death » Spiritual death » Eternal
he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path will save that person's soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death."
For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will surely die."
But the one who does not find me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death."
death » Eternal » Gates of
when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness?
"I thought, 'In the middle of my life I must walk through the gates of Sheol, I am deprived of the rest of my years.'
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David's throne and over David's kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord's intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.
To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away. His kingdom will not be destroyed.
Dominion » Christ's » Eternal
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David's throne and over David's kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord's intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.
To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away. His kingdom will not be destroyed.
Election » Of saints, is » Eternal
For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.
Eternal » Kingdom » Eternal kingdom of God and Christ
For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be richly provided for you.
I have issued an edict that throughout all the dominion of my kingdom people are to revere and fear the God of Daniel. "For he is the living God; he endures forever. His kingdom will not be destroyed; his authority is forever.
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."
His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David's throne and over David's kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord's intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.
In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.
Eternal » Punishment » Future
"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch.
-- if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,
And the smoke from their torture will go up forever and ever, and those who worship the beast and his image will have no rest day or night, along with anyone who receives the mark of his name."
If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, that person was thrown into the lake of fire.
And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Eternal » For punishments, ancient modes of hell » Greek, gehenna), the place of punishment
But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says 'Fool' will be sent to fiery hell.
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell.
You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence -- and is set on fire by hell.
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Compares the suffering of, to fire
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says 'Fool' will be sent to fiery hell.
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable fire.
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
Eternal » Glory » The glory will be endless
For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us.
So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:
You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
-- since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened -- so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Other allusions to
"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch.
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn up with inextinguishable fire."
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.
Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake -- some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.
to assume the task of this service and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Other references of Christ to
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
"Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 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 snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Described as banishment from God
Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!'
but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Then the king said to his attendants, 'Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'
And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Spiritual service
"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 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."
Don't you say, 'There are four more months and then comes the harvest?' I tell you, look up and see that the fields are already white for harvest! 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.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Faith in Christ
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
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 believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God's wrath remains on him.
Eternal » Hope » The soul's sure anchor
so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,
Eternal » Hope » Cheers the dying hour of the saints
The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.
Eternal » Hope » A heavenly treasure
Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Renunciation of the world
And Peter said, "Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!" Then Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God's kingdom who will not receive many times more in this age -- and in the age to come, eternal life."
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Sowing in the spirit
because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
Eternal » Hope » Grounded in the resurrection of Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Eternal » For punishments, ancient modes of hell
For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell and locked them up in chains in utter darkness, to be kept until the judgment,
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Self-sacrifice
The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.
Eternal » Hope » Anticipates Christ's coming
as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Eternal » Hope » Assures of immortality
I have a hope in God (a hope that these men themselves accept too) that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Knowledge of God
Now this is eternal life -- that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
Glory » Christ's » Eternal
For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us.
So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:
You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
-- since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened -- so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
Glory » Eternal » Inherited by saints
And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes and to bestow on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.
When Christ (who is your life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.
You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
Glory » Eternal » Saints called to
And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Glory » Eternal » The bodies of saints shall be raised in
who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.
It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
Glory » Eternal » Enhanced by present afflictions
For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
Glory » Eternal » Accompanies salvation by Christ
So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory.
Glory » Eternal » Procured by the death of Christ
For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Glory » Eternal » Of God's people shall be rich and abundant
Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way. Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will be totally destroyed. The splendor of Lebanon will come to you, its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together, to beautify my palace; I will bestow honor on my throne room.
Glory » Eternal » Saints afore prepared to
And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory --
Glory » Eternal » Present afflictions not worthy to be compared with
For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us.
Glory » Eternal » Saints shall be, of their ministers
For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you? For you are our glory and joy!
Glory » Of God » Eternal
May the splendor of the Lord endure! May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made!
Glory » Eternal » Afflictions of ministers are, to saints
For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
Glory » Eternal » Enhanced by afflictions
For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
Glory » Eternal » Saints prepared unto
And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory --
God, Glory of » Described as » Eternal
May the splendor of the Lord endure! May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made!
God » Is declared to be » Eternal
The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, "Destroy!"
Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.
Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying: "Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!" And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns before his throne, saying:
God » Mercy of » Eternal
But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,
Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures!
Hope » Eternal » In God
Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me.
For you give me confidence, O Lord; O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.
How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
Hope » Eternal » The soul's sure anchor
so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,
Hope » Eternal » Cheers the dying hour of the saints
The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.
Hope » Eternal » A heavenly treasure
Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
Hope » Eternal » Grounded in the resurrection of Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Hope » Eternal » Anticipates Christ's coming
as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Hope » Eternal » Assures of immortality
I have a hope in God (a hope that these men themselves accept too) that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
Life » Eternal » General references to
And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.
In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.
maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.
Mercy » Eternal
But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,
Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures!
Priesthood » Of Christ » Eternal
where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Punishment » Eternal
And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are too, and they will be tormented there day and night forever and ever.
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn up with inextinguishable fire."
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Redemption » Described as » Eternal
and he entered once for all into the most holy place not by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, and so he himself secured eternal redemption.
Rest, spiritual » Eternal
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: 'Blessed are the dead, those who die in the Lord from this moment on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "so they can rest from their hard work, because their deeds will follow them."
Salvation » Described as » Eternal
And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.
Israel will be delivered once and for all by the Lord; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated.
Spiritual » Rest » Eternal
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: 'Blessed are the dead, those who die in the Lord from this moment on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "so they can rest from their hard work, because their deeds will follow them."
God, Trinity » Each person in, described as » Eternal
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!)
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our consciences from dead works to worship the living God.
but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith --
Topics on Eternal
Eternal Blessing
2 Samuel 7:29Now be willing to bless your servant's dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant's dynasty be blessed on into the future!"
Eternal Death
Psalm 1:6Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
Eternal Deliverance
Isaiah 51:6Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.
Eternal Evil
Genesis 43:9I myself pledge security for him; you may hold me liable. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.
Eternal Existence
1 Corinthians 15:42It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable.
Eternal Judgement
Psalm 77:7I asked, "Will the Lord reject me forever? Will he never again show me his favor?
Eternal Judgment
Daniel 12:2Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake -- some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.
eternal life, experience of
John 5:24"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.
eternal life, gift of
John 5:39-40You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,
eternal life, nature of
John 17:3Now this is eternal life -- that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
Eternal Perspective
2 Corinthians 5:8Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Eternal Possession
Genesis 17:8I will give the whole land of Canaan -- the land where you are now residing -- to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God."
Eternal Praise
Romans 9:5To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
Eternal Punishment
Revelation 20:10And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are too, and they will be tormented there day and night forever and ever.
Eternal Security
John 10:28-29I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.
Eternal State
Hebrews 10:34For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly had a better and lasting possession.
Eternal World
Ecclesiastes 1:4A generation comes and a generation goes, but the earth remains the same through the ages.
God's Kingdom Being Eternal
Psalm 145:13Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.
God, The Eternal
Nehemiah 9:5The Levites -- Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah -- said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God!" "May you be blessed, O LORD our God, from age to age. May your glorious name be blessed; may it be lifted up above all blessing and praise.
Rest, Eternal
Hebrews 4:3-4For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" And yet God's works were accomplished from the foundation of the world.
The Eternal Covenant
Genesis 17:7I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
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