8 Bible Verses About Eternal Life
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16). These verses show eternal life as Scripture does: begun now in knowing Christ, and unending because he lives.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.
Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
Common questions
What does the Bible say about eternal life?
Jesus says, “whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16), and promises his sheep, “they will never perish” (John 10:28). Eternal life begins now in knowing God and never ends (John 17:3).
Which Bible verses are about eternal life?
John 3:16, John 10:28, John 17:3, and 1 John 5:11–12 are the most memorized. They present eternal life as God’s gift in Christ — begun in knowing him and secure in his hand.
How do I know I have eternal life?
1 John 5:11–12 says, “God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has the life.” Eternal life is found in Christ, and Jesus promises that those he holds will never perish (John 10:28).