Top 40 Bible Verses about Life For Strength, Purpose and Encouragement

Today we're going to look at Bible verses about life. 

Isn't it interesting that whenever you think about life, you undeniably have to think about the Creator? This is because He is the progenitor of life.  Here are our bible verses about life for you to enjoy.

Our Bible Verses About Living A Good Life on Purpose 

John 6:35 

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Genesis 2:7 

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

John 14:6 

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 3:16 

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 
John 10:10 

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Life Scriptures About Living on Purpose For God and The Seasons of Life

Colossians 3:23-24 

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

Romans 6:23 

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 8:28 

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Life Scriptures To Help You Live with Strength From God 

John 11:25-26 

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Proverbs 3:5-6 

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Romans 12:2 

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Isaiah 40:31 

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Scriptures About Life To Help You Trust The Lord as You Live A Great Life By His Strength

Isaiah 41:10 

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

John 8:12

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Psalm 23 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Psalm 73:26 

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

More Bible Verses On Life and Living on Purpose By Faith 

1 John 5:20 

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Galatians 2:20 

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

1 Timothy 6:12 

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.

Ephesians 2:8-9 

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

 Scriptures On Overcoming Struggles in Life and Living A Good Life By Faith  

2 Timothy 1:7 

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Proverbs 18:10 

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Romans 5:10 

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

Genesis 2:9 

And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 1:20 

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

1 Chronicles 16:11 

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Short Life Bible Verses To Overcome Setbacks and Struggles in Life

Proverbs 18:21 

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

1 Peter 5:7 

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

James 4:14 

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

John 16:33 

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

More Short Life Scriptures To Help You Live A Good Christian Life on Earth

Proverbs 14:27 

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Romans 15:13 

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

1 John 1:9 

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

2 Corinthians 5:17 

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Psalm 27:1 

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Hebrews 13:5 

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

More Life Bible Verses about Love For God

Matthew 16:25 

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

James 1:12 

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

More Teaching

And particularly when it comes to the Christian faith in the New Testament, the focus when you talk about life is on eternal life, the life that the Lord Jesus Christ came to give us. And so as we look at what the Lord did for us, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we're going to see how His love has been extended to us, and how His love has transformed us and given us the life that comes from God.

Indeed, the zoe life that scripture says that Jesus came to give us life. The Lord Jesus in fact, said it in John 10 that he has come to give us life and that life more abundantly, that life, there is not creature life, that life there is zoe life, that life there is eternal life, that life there is the life that comes from God.

And so, in this extension of God's love to us, in giving us His life, we're going to look at some encouraging Bible verses that demonstrate and clearly show to us from the Scripture God's grace and God's magnificent plan for mankind.

He extended this plan and manifested this plan to its fullness through the Lord Jesus Christ, who by faith in Him, we can have eternal life.

The Scriptures we feature above come from the Old Testament and the New Testament. 

We've presented 

• verses for life struggles
• verses for life on earth 
• verses for strength in life
• and more

And just as the Lord Jesus Christ laid down His life for us, we are to lay down our lives for Him for the scriptures indeed declare that no greater love has any man than this, than a man lay down his life for his friends.

So as you look at these Bible verses for life on earth, I want you to pay attention to what Jesus did. And what we are to do in response to His saving work.

We pray that each bible verse on life ministers to you in a special way.

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