New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about eternity

Thinking about a timeline that literally never stops, goes on past the stars, and has zero finish lines can easily make your brain hurt. Reading verses about eternity helps put everyday people stress into a much bigger picture by focusing on things that last forever instead of just right now. Worrying about temporary issues, short-term drama, or what people think today feels huge in the moment, but scripture points out that our time on earth is just a tiny blip compared to endless life. Looking at the big picture shifts your mindset away from getting tripped up by minor daily annoyances. Realizing that choices made right now carry permanent value changes how you treat people and spend your energy. Keeping forever in mind helps you invest in what truly matters.

God lives forever! You can run to him for safety. His powerful arms are always there to carry you. He will drive out your enemies to make room for you. He'll say to you, 'Destroy them!'
Deuteronomy 33:27

" ' "Your royal house and your kingdom will last forever in my sight. Your throne will last forever." ' "
2 Samuel 7:16

"Now please bless my royal house. Then it will continue forever in your sight. Lord and King, you have spoken. Because you have given my royal house your blessing, it will be blessed forever."
2 Samuel 7:29

You have been pleased to bless my royal house. Now it will continue forever in your sight. Lord, you have blessed it. And it will be blessed forever."
1 Chronicles 17:27

David praised the Lord in front of the whole community. He said, "Lord, we give you praise. You are the God of our father Israel. We give you praise for ever and ever.
1 Chronicles 29:10

The Lord rules forever. He has set up his throne so that he can judge people.
Psalm 9:7

He asked you for life, and you gave it to him. You promised him days that would never end.
Psalm 21:4

This God is our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide to the very end.
Psalm 48:14

Before you created the world and the mountains were made, from the beginning to the end you are God.
Psalm 90:2

But Lord, you are seated on your throne forever. Your fame will continue for all time to come.
Psalm 102:12

But the Lord's love for those who have respect for him lasts for ever and ever. Their children's children will know that he always does what is right.
Psalm 103:17

May the glory of the Lord continue forever. May the Lord be happy with what he has made.
Psalm 104:31

What he does shows his glory and majesty. He will always do what is right.
Psalm 111:3

They will stand firm for ever and ever. They were given by the Lord. He is faithful and honest.
Psalm 111:8

Lord, your word lasts forever. It stands firm in the heavens.
Psalm 119:89

Lord, you will do everything you have planned for me. Lord, your faithful love continues forever. You have done so much for us. Don't stop now.
Psalm 138:8

Your kingdom is a kingdom that will last forever. Your rule will continue for all time to come. The Lord is faithful and will keep all of his promises. He is loving toward everything he has made.
Psalm 145:13

When the storm is over, sinners are gone. But those who do right stand firm forever.
Proverbs 10:25

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also given men a sense of what he's been doing down through the ages. But they can't completely figure out what he's done from the beginning to the end.
Ecclesiastes 3:11

Remember your Creator before you become afraid of places that are too high. You will also be terrified because of danger in the streets. Remember your Creator before the almond trees have buds on them. That's when grasshoppers will drag themselves along. Old men will not want to make love anymore. Man will go to his dark home in the grave. And those who sob over the dead will walk around in the streets.
Ecclesiastes 12:5

A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

"Trust in the Lord forever. The Lord is the Rock. The Lord will keep us safe forever.
Isaiah 26:4

Don't you know who made everything? Haven't you heard about him? The Lord is the God who lives forever. He created everything on earth. He won't become worn out or get tired. No one will ever know how great his understanding is.
Isaiah 40:28

But the Lord will save Israel. He will save them forever. They will never be put to shame or dishonored. That will be true for all time to come.
Isaiah 45:17

The One who is highly honored lives forever. His name is holy. He says, "I live in a high and holy place. But I also live with anyone who turns away from his sins. I live with anyone who is not proud. I give new life to him. I give it to anyone who turns away from his sins.
Isaiah 57:15

His miraculous signs are great. His wonders are mighty. His kingdom will last forever. His rule will never end.
Daniel 4:3

"I order people in every part of my kingdom to respect and honor Daniel's God. "He is the living God. He will live forever. His kingdom will not be destroyed. His rule will never end.
Daniel 6:26

"Huge numbers of people who lie dead in their graves will wake up. Some will rise up to life that will never end. Others will rise up to shame that will never end.
Daniel 12:2

Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the sky. Those who lead many others to do what is right will be like the stars for ever and ever.
Daniel 12:3

The Lord says, "Bethlehem, you might not be an important town in the nation of Judah. But out of you will come a ruler over Israel for me. His family line goes back to the early years of your nation. It goes all the way back to days of long ago." Bethlehem was also called Ephrathah.
Micah 5:2

A man came up to Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to receive eternal life?"
Matthew 19:16

Everyone who has left houses or families or fields because of me will receive 100 times as much. They will also receive eternal life.
Matthew 19:29

"Then they will go away to be punished forever. But those who have done what is right will receive eternal life."
Matthew 25:46

They will receive 100 times as much in this world. They will have homes and families and fields. But they will also be treated badly by others. In the world to come they will live forever.
Mark 10:30

One day an authority on the law stood up to put Jesus to the test. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to receive eternal life?"
Luke 10:25

A certain ruler asked Jesus a question. "Good teacher," he said, "what must I do to receive eternal life?"
Luke 18:18

They will receive many times as much in this world. In the world to come they will live forever."
Luke 18:30

Then everyone who believes in him can live with God forever.
John 3:15

"God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life.
John 3:16

Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal life. Anyone who says no to the Son will not have life. God's anger remains on him."
John 3:36

But anyone who drinks the water I give him will never be thirsty. In fact, the water I give him will become a spring of water in him. It will flow up into eternal life."
John 4:14

"What I'm about to tell you is true. Anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He will not be found guilty. He has crossed over from death to life.
John 5:24

Do not work for food that spoils. Work for food that lasts forever. That is the food the Son of Man will give you. God the Father has put his seal of approval on him."
John 6:27

My Father wants all who look to the Son and believe in him to have eternal life. I will raise them up on the last day."
John 6:40

What I'm about to tell you is true. Everyone who believes has life forever.
John 6:47

Anyone who eats my body and drinks my blood has eternal life. I will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:54

I give them eternal life, and they will never die. No one can steal them out of my hand.
John 10:28

"Anyone who loves his life will lose it. But anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it and have eternal life.
John 12:25

"And what is eternal life? It is knowing you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
John 17:3

God will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good. They want glory, honor, and life that never ends.
Romans 2:7

Sin ruled because of death. So also grace rules in the lives of those who are right with God. The grace of God brings eternal life because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done.
Romans 5:21

When you sin, the pay you get is death. But God gives you the gift of eternal life because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.
Romans 6:23

So we don't spend all our time looking at what we can see. Instead, we look at what we can't see. What can be seen lasts only a short time. But what can't be seen will last forever.
2 Corinthians 4:18

We know that the earthly tent we live in will be destroyed. But we have a building made by God. It is a house in heaven that lasts forever. Human hands did not build it.
2 Corinthians 5:1

Some people plant to please their sinful nature. From that nature they will harvest death. Others plant to please the Holy Spirit. From the Spirit they will harvest eternal life.
Galatians 6:8

The believers themselves report the kind of welcome you gave us. They tell about how you turned away from statues of gods to serve the living and true God.
1 Thessalonians 1:9

But for that very reason, God showed me mercy. And I am the worst of sinners. He showed me mercy so that Christ Jesus could show that he is very patient. I was an example for those who would come to believe in him. Then they would receive eternal life.
1 Timothy 1:16

Fight the good fight along with all other believers. Take hold of eternal life. You were chosen for it when you openly told others what you believe. Many witnesses heard you.
1 Timothy 6:12

In that way they will put riches away for themselves. It will provide a firm basis for the next life. Then they will take hold of the life that really is life.
1 Timothy 6:19

God has saved us. He has chosen us to live a holy life. It wasn't because of anything we have done. It was because of his own purpose and grace. Through Christ Jesus, God gave us that grace even before time began.
2 Timothy 1:9

So I put up with everything for the good of God's chosen people. Then they also can be saved. Christ Jesus saves them. He gives them glory that will last forever.
2 Timothy 2:10

We are also sending it to our sister Apphia and to Archippus. He is a soldier of Christ together with us. And we are sending it to the church that meets in your home.
Philemon 1:2

In that way he was made perfect. Eternal salvation comes from him. He saves all those who obey him.
Hebrews 5:9

He did not enter by spilling the blood of goats and calves. He entered the Most Holy Room by spilling his own blood. He did it once and for all time. He paid the price to set us free from sin forever.
Hebrews 9:12

That's why Christ is the go-between of a new covenant. Now those God calls to himself will receive the eternal gift he promised. They will receive it now that Christ has died to save them. He died to set them free from the sins they committed under the first covenant.
Hebrews 9:15

Our Lord Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep. The God who gives peace brought him back from the dead. He did it because of the blood of the eternal covenant. May God
Hebrews 13:20

God always gives you all the grace you need. So you will only have to suffer for a little while. Then God himself will build you up again. He will make you strong and steady. And he has chosen you to share in his eternal glory because you belong to Christ.
1 Peter 5:10

That life has appeared. We have seen him. We give witness about him. And we announce to you that same eternal life. He was already with the Father. He has appeared to us.
1 John 1:2

That's what God has promised us. We have eternal life.
1 John 2:25

Here is God's witness. He has given us eternal life. That life is found in his Son.
1 John 5:11

I'm writing these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God. I'm doing it so you will know that you have eternal life.
1 John 5:13

We also know that the Son of God has come. He has given us understanding. Now we can know the One who is true. And we belong to the One who is true. We also belong to his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God. He is eternal life.
1 John 5:20

The mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ will bring you eternal life. As you wait for his mercy, remain in God's love.
Jude 1:21

From the tribe of Issachar will come Nethanel, the son of Zuar.
Numbers 1:8

Then Aaron and his sons must wrap the lampstand and all of the things that are used with it. They must cover it with the hides of sea cows. And they must put it on a frame to carry it.
Numbers 4:10

You must bring two and a half pints of wine as a drink offering. Offer everything as a smell that is pleasant to the Lord.
Numbers 15:7

He sent messengers to get Balaam. Balaam was the son of Beor. Balaam was at the city of Pethor near the Euphrates River. Pethor was in the land where Balaam had been born. Balak told the messengers to say to Balaam, "A nation has come out of Egypt. They are covering the face of the land. They've settled down next to me.
Numbers 22:5

New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about eternity

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