How Long We Will Live

And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.

The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow; For it is soon gone, and we fly away.

Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Eventhe days that were ordainedfor me, When as yet there was none of them.

So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

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

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

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

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme. — read the full passage →

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), — read the full passage →

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

For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation.

Ye shall walk in all the way which Jehovah your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

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

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; — read the full passage →

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme.

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

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

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

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; — read the full passage →

And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days in the land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, for ever.

My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. — read the full passage →

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:—

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding. — read the full passage →

And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day.

And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

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

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we 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.

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

(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme. — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

Behold, thou hast made my daysas handbreadths; And my life-time is as nothing before thee: Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. [Selah

For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

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