Yohanes 1:4

1:4 In him was life, ¹  and the life was the light of mankind. ² 

Yohanes 11:25-26

11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live ³  even if he dies, 11:26 and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. ⁴  Do you believe this?”

Yohanes 14:6

14:6 Jesus replied, ⁵  “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. ⁶  No one comes to the Father except through me.

[1:4]  ¹ tn John uses ζωή (zwh) 37 times: 17 times it occurs with αἰώνιος (aiwnios), and in the remaining occurrences outside the prologue it is clear from context that “eternal” life is meant. The two uses in 1:4, if they do not refer to “eternal” life, would be the only exceptions. (Also 1 John uses ζωή 13 times, always of “eternal” life.)

[1:4]  sn An allusion to Ps 36:9, which gives significant OT background: “For with you is the fountain of life; In your light we see light.” In later Judaism, Bar 4:2 expresses a similar idea. Life, especially eternal life, will become one of the major themes of John’s Gospel.

[1:4]  ² tn Or “humanity”; Grk “of men” (but ἄνθρωπος [anqrwpo"] is used in a generic sense here, not restricted to males only, thus “mankind,” “humanity”).

[11:25]  ³ tn That is, will come to life.

[11:26]  ⁴ tn Grk “will never die forever.”

[14:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “Jesus said to him.”

[14:6]  ⁶ tn Or “I am the way, even the truth and the life.”