Bible Verses About The Meaning of Life
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for the meaning of life, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 233,135 votes, led by John 3:16. Each passage links into the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about The Meaning of Life
John 3:164,854 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 6:354,652 votes
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.
John 8:124,358 votes
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.
John 14:63,685 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Luke 12:153,554 votes
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Matthew 6:333,470 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-143,248 votes
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Micah 6:83,009 votes
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
1 Thessalonians 5:16-182,766 votes
Rejoice evermore.
James 1:122,758 votes
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.
Matthew 6:25-332,748 votes
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Luke 10:272,737 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Romans 6:232,731 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Galatians 5:13-142,686 votes
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Romans 8:282,600 votes
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.
Romans 12:22,584 votes
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.
Genesis 2:72,500 votes
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.
Romans 13:92,486 votes
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Galatians 2:202,453 votes
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.
Matthew 6:252,430 votes
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Ecclesiastes 3:1-82,419 votes
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
John 10:102,419 votes
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.
2 Timothy 4:1-52,343 votes
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
Colossians 3:23-242,336 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Genesis 2:92,196 votes
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.