23 Bible Verses about Seeking Life

Whosoever will go about to save his life, shall lose it: And whosoever shall lose his life, shall save it.

And the LORD God said, "Lo, Adam is become as it were one of us, in knowledge of good and evil. But now lest he stretch forth his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat and live ever -"

And he cast Adam out, and set at the entering of the garden Eden, Cherubim with a naked sword moving in and out, to keep the way to the tree of life.

Behold, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil:

I take heaven and earth this day to record over you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. But choose life, that thou and thy seed may live;

What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days?

If any man long after life, and loveth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak not guile:

Seek after the thing that is good, and not evil, so shall ye live: yea, the LORD God of hosts shall be with you, according to your own desire.

"Nevertheless, thus sayeth the LORD unto the house of Israel, 'Seek after me, and ye shall live;

Seek the LORD, that ye may live: lest the house of Joseph be burnt with fire and consumed, and lest there be none to quench Bethel.

Reuben shall live and shall not die: but his people shall be few in number. This is the blessing of Judah."

Esther the queen answered and said: If I have found grace in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, then grant me my life at my desire and my people for my petition's sake:

Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Skin for skin? Yea, a man will give all that ever he hath, for his life.

And the king arose from the banquet and from the wine in his displeasure and went in to the palace garden. And Haman stood up, and besought queen Esther for his life: for he saw that there was a mischeif prepared for him of the king already.

And thou shalt perform unto me the mercy of the LORD, not only while I live; but even when I am dead pluck not thy mercy away from my house forever.

And behold, one came, and said unto him, Good master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, "Master what shall I do, to inherit eternal life?"

And when he was come out into the way, there came one running and kneeled to him, and asked him, "Good Master, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal life?"

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Master: what ought I to do, to obtain eternal life?"

Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hand on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may obtain eternal life.

that is to say: praise, honour, and immortality, to them which continue in good doing, and seek eternal life.

But strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.