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’s love for the world was such that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
And eternal life is this: that they know you, the only true God, and the one you sent, Jesus Christ.
And here is what the testimony says: God gave us eternal life, and that life is found in his Son. Anyone who has the Son has the life; anyone without the Son of God does not have the life.
Truly, truly, I tell you, anyone who believes has eternal life.
The wages sin pays are death, but God’s free gift is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I have written these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life—you who believe in the name of the Son of God.
a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life. God, who never lies, promised this life before eternal ages began,
Common questions
What does the Bible say about eternal life?
Jesus says God gave His Son “so that everyone who believes in Him may 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 us eternal life, and that life is found in His Son. Anyone 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).