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An issue is whether this phrase is only about the future, or whether it refers immediately to the present also.  For example, does it merely mean "life forever," or does it also have value immediately for overcoming pain, [[anxiety]], or [[addiction]]?

An issue is whether this phrase is only about the future, or whether it refers immediately to the present also.  For example, does it merely mean "life forever," or does it also have value immediately for overcoming pain, [[anxiety]], or [[addiction]]?

== John 3:16 ==

== John 3:16 ==

John 3:16 uses the phrase "eternal life" as the opposite of "perish" (which is sometimes translated in this verse as "be lost" or "destroyed", which are more suggestive of [[anxiety]] or [[addiction]]).

John 3:16 uses the phrase "eternal life" as the opposite of "perish" (which is sometimes translated in this verse as "be lost" or "destroyed", which are more suggestive of [[anxiety]] or [[addiction]]).

The Greek work in this verse for perish is ἀπόλλυμι (apollumi), but it translated as "ruined" in {{bibleref|Matthew|9|17}} as to the wineskins metaphor.

The Greek work in this verse for perish is ἀπόλλυμι (apollumi), but it is translated as "ruined" in {{bibleref|Matthew|9|17}} as to the wineskins metaphor.

== Gospel of John ==

== Gospel of John ==