The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. | And this is the testimony: God gave 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. | Whoever possesses the Son possesses life; whoever does not possess the Son of God does not possess life. |
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He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. | Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. |
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it. | For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. |
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. | For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. |
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it. | For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the sake of the gospel will save it. |
One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. | Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not believe in the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him. |
For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh. | For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord. |
Don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. | Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat, or about your body and what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. |
The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life. | The reward of humility and fear of the Lord is wealth, honor, and life. |
Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many. | Listen, my son, and take my words to heart, and the years of your life will be multiplied. |
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. | No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. |
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit. | A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but an undisciplined tongue crushes the spirit. |
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats. | A wealthy man pays a ransom to save his life; a poor man never has to worry about such threats. |
He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor. | Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor too. |
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred sickens the heart, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace. | The desires of the flesh result in death, but the desires of the Spirit result in life and peace. |
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life. | Guard your heart with all possible vigilance, for from it flow the wellsprings of life. |
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit. | The tongue has the power over life and death; those who cherish it will enjoy its fruits. |
Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? | Therefore, heed my words. Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body and what you will wear. Surely life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. |
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. | For the wages of sin is death, but the gift freely given by God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. | Whoever heeds admonition is on the path to life, but anyone who rejects correction goes astray. |
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.” | Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” |
This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ. | And eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent, Jesus Christ. |
For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come. | While physical training has some value, the benefits of godliness are unlimited, since it holds out promise not only for this life but also for the life to come. |