Topic
Eternal life
29 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Daniel 12:2Easton
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.
- Matthew 7:14Easton
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
- Matthew 18:8Easton
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
- Matthew 18:9Easton
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
- Matthew 19:16Easton
¶ And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
- Matthew 19:29Easton
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
- Matthew 25:46Easton
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
- Luke 10:28Easton
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
- Luke 16:9Easton
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
- John 3:36Easton
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.
- John 5:24Easton
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 6:47Easton
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
Show 17 more
- John 6:53–58 Easton
- Romans 5:17 Easton
- Romans 5:21 Easton
- Romans 6:4 Easton
- Romans 6:8 Easton
- Romans 6:22 Easton
- Romans 6:23 Easton
- Romans 8:30 Easton
- Galatians 6:8 Easton
- Ephesians 2:5 Easton
- Ephesians 2:6 Easton
- 1 Timothy 1:16 Easton
- 1 Timothy 6:12 Easton
- 1 Timothy 6:19 Easton
- 2 Timothy 2:11 Easton
- 2 Timothy 2:12 Easton
- Hebrews 4:9 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 34 references
This expression occurs in the Old Testament only in Dan. 12:2 (R.V., “everlasting life”).
It occurs frequently in the New Testament (Matt. 7:14; 18:8, 9; Luke 10:28; comp. 18:18). It comprises the whole future of the redeemed (Luke 16:9), and is opposed to “eternal punishment” (Matt. 19:29; 25:46). It is the final reward and glory into which the children of God enter (1 Tim. 6:12, 19; Rom. 6:22; Gal. 6:8; 1 Tim. 1:16; Rom. 5:21); their Sabbath of rest (Heb. 4:9; comp. 12:22).
The newness of life which the believer derives from Christ (Rom. 6:4) is the very essence of salvation, and hence the life of glory or the eternal life must also be theirs (Rom. 6:8; 2 Tim. 2:11, 12; Rom. 5:17, 21; 8:30; Eph. 2:5, 6). It is the “gift of God in Jesus Christ our Lord” (Rom. 6:23). The life the faithful have here on earth (John 3:36; 5:24; 6:47, 53-58) is inseparably connected with the eternal life beyond, the endless life of the future, the happy future of the saints in heaven (Matt. 19:16, 29; 25:46).
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 0 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → See LIFE EVERLASTING
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.