Longevity

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

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

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

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.

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

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

He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.

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

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:

There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.

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.

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

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

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.

Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.

The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

yet for love’s sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:

And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

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 it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

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.

And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

and all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

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.

And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.

and all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

and all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

and all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

and all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.

And the days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years.

So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

And Aaron was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.

and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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.

This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty and seven years.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

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;

and Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

And ye shall serve Jehovah your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. — read the full passage →

And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years.

and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern justice; — read the full passage →

and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.

And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

and Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

and Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood:

So Job died, being old and full of days.

And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

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

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. — 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.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it; — read the full passage →

and Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

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

and Nahor lived after he begat Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

and Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah:

Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

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.

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

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

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.

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

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

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

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.

and the days of Adam after he begat Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters.

And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

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

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

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

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

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