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Bible Verses About 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

"This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God" — eternal life in the Bible begins as relationship before it becomes duration. These verses give it both dimensions. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from Daniel 12:2 to 1 John 2:25.

Quick answer: The best-known verse about eternal life here is Daniel 12:2: "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 19:29 follows close behind: "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…" Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.

The 15 verses, in full text

01 · King James Version

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

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02 · King James Version

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 19:29

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03 · King James Version

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Matthew 25:46

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04 · King James Version

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:15

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05 · King James Version

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 3:36

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06 · King James Version

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

John 6:47

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07 · King James Version

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

John 10:28

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08 · King James Version

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

Romans 2:7

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09 · King James Version

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

Romans 6:22

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10 · King James Version

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

Galatians 6:8

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11 · King James Version

Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

1 Timothy 1:16

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12 · King James Version

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:12

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13 · King James Version

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Titus 1:2

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14 · King James Version

(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

1 John 1:2

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15 · King James Version

And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

1 John 2:25

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When to read these verses

These verses suit both the curious and the convinced. Biblical doctrine is not a wall built from proof texts; it is a structure the texts themselves support, and this page keeps them visible enough to check.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Bible verse about eternal life?
Daniel 12:2 is the one most readers land on: "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 19:29 is the usual second: "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…" The full list of fifteen is on this page — there is no single required verse, and different seasons call for different texts.
Where do these verses come from, and are they reliable?
Every verse on this site is rendered from public-domain source texts — the King James Version (1611) and the World English Bible — stored on this site and verified verse-by-verse when the data was built. Nothing is paraphrased or hand-typed. The references are exact, and both translations can be compared on every card.
Where in the Bible does it talk about eternal life?
The verses on this page come from 8 books of the Bible — most notably Daniel, Matthew, John and 5 more — spanning both Old and New Testaments. The distribution itself is worth noticing: Scripture addresses eternal life in more than one voice, which is why the page shows whole verses rather than a single proof text.
How do I use a list of verses about eternal life?
Read the list once slowly, then keep the one verse that fits your situation close — the copy button places it wherever you will actually see it. Every card can be switched to the World English Bible for modern wording, and the random verse tool at the top of the page can draw one verse from this theme at a time if the whole list is more than today needs.

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