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13 Bible Verses About Eternal life (KJV)

Death is not the end of the story for those in Christ. Here is what the Bible says about eternal life and the hope of heaven.

What the Bible says about eternal life

“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.”
John 3:16
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 6:23
“I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.”
John 11:25
“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”
1 John 5:11
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying.”
Revelation 21:4
“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.”
John 5:24

Whoever hears Christ and believes has already passed from death into life, holding eternal life now.

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”
John 6:47

Jesus plainly declares that the one who believes on him possesses everlasting life as a present gift.

“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;”
Titus 1:2

Eternal life rests on the promise of God who cannot lie, made before the world began.

“But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
John 4:14

The water Christ gives becomes a well springing up into everlasting life within the believer.

“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”
1 John 5:13

These things are written so that believers in the Son of God may know they have eternal life.

“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
Daniel 12:2

Scripture foretells that many who sleep in the dust will awake to everlasting life.

“And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
John 6:40

The Father's will is that all who see and believe the Son have everlasting life and be raised up.

“That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 5:21

Grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Eternal life is God's gift, found in His Son, and it begins the moment you trust Him. Death has lost its final word.

How these verses point to Christ

Eternal life is not merely endless time but knowing God through his Son. Jesus came, died, and rose so that death would not have the last word over those who trust him. He is the resurrection and the life, and he freely gives what we could never earn. To receive him is to receive life that begins now and never ends, secured entirely by his victory over the grave.

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People also ask

What does the Bible say about eternal life?
Eternal life is God's gift through Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23), given to all who believe (John 3:16), and found in His Son (1 John 5:11).
How do I receive eternal life?
By believing in Jesus Christ, trusting His death and resurrection for you (John 3:16, Romans 10:9). It is a gift, not something earned.
Is there a Bible verse about heaven?
Revelation 21:4 and John 14:2-3 are beloved verses about heaven and the life to come.
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