The word in Scripture

Eternal in the Bible

The word eternal appears 47 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Eternal describes what belongs to God's endless life, without beginning or end. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What eternal means in the Bible

Eternal describes what belongs to God's endless life, without beginning or end.

Where the word eternal appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word eternal appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”Matthew 19:16

“And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”Luke 10:25

“And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”Luke 18:18

“And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.”John 4:36

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”John 17:3

“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

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”Romans 6:23

“Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.”Hebrews 6:2