Here are 18 Bible verses about God giving life from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible (King James Version), sorted from most to least relevant.
Jeremiah 38:16 KJV
So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
Genesis 2:7 KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 32:39 KJV
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Ezekiel 16:6 KJV
And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.
John 1:3-4 KJV
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Nehemiah 9:6 KJV
Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
2 Kings 5:7 KJV
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
Malachi 2:5 KJV
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
1 Timothy 6:13 KJV
I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
Revelation 11:11 KJV
And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
Job 33:4 KJV
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Psalms 63:3 KJV
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Psalms 36:9 KJV
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Psalms 16:11 KJV
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Job 10:12 KJV
Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
Acts 17:25 KJV
Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
1 Samuel 2:6 KJV
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
Ezekiel 47:9 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
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