Eternal Life

12He dreamed. Behold, a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

13Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you lie, to you will I give it, and to your offspring.

14Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring will all the families of the earth be blessed.

15Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”

7You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever.

1Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill?

2He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;

3He who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;

4In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn’t change;

5he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.

6Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.

27Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

28For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

29The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

16The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; but the earth has he given to the children of men.

17The dead don’t praise Yah, neither any who go down into silence;

18But we will bless Yah, from this time forward and forever more. Praise Yah!

20Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

35For whoever finds me, finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh.

36But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death.”

25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

27The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

29The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

30The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

23He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

24For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.

25For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?

26For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.

25Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

26He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”

27He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

28He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”

51Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”

12Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

14Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.