'''Translating eternal life''' is a fundamental question of how best to translate into [[English]] a phrase that occurs 18 times in the [[Gospel of John]], multiple times in each of the other [[Gospels]], and 6 times in [[John]]'s first letter, which is commonly translated as "eternal life." This phrase is part of perhaps the most significant [[Bible]] verse of all, {{bibleref|John|3|16}} | '''Translating eternal life''' is a fundamental question of how best to translate into [[English]] a phrase that occurs 18 times in the [[Gospel of John]], multiple times in each of the other [[Gospels]], and 6 times in [[John]]'s first letter, which is commonly translated as "eternal life." This phrase is part of perhaps the most significant [[Bible]] verse of all, {{bibleref|John|3|16}} |