Bible Verses About Eternity
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for eternity, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,894 votes, led by John 5:24. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Eternity
John 5:24206 votes
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Ecclesiastes 3:11140 votes
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Romans 6:23136 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Psalms 90:2123 votes
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
John 17:3115 votes
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Matthew 25:4698 votes
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
2 Thessalonians 1:989 votes
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
Hebrews 9:2783 votes
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
John 3:1682 votes
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 6:50-7176 votes
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
Isaiah 57:1571 votes
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Galatians 6:868 votes
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.
Philippians 1:2359 votes
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
John 1:1256 votes
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John 14:2-354 votes
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Psalms 102:25-2749 votes
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Genesis 2:1745 votes
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Psalms 72:1744 votes
His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Mark 9:43-4843 votes
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Jude 1:640 votes
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Jeremiah 10:1037 votes
But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Jude 1:735 votes
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Matthew 13:4331 votes
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Psalms 30:1229 votes
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Revelation 1:1828 votes
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
What does the Bible say about eternity?
Readers most often cite John 5:24 on the subject of eternity. Across 2,894 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ecclesiastes 3:11, Romans 6:23, Psalms 90:2. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.