28 Bible Verses about The Resurrection
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Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;
and that he was buried; and that he was raised the third day, according to the scriptures;
for neither can they die any more, for they are equal to angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
and going out of the tombs after his arising, entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God in heaven.
In the resurrection therefore of which of the seven shall she be wife, for all had her?
to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
For if we are become identified with him in the likeness of his death, so also we shall be of his resurrection;
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,
but if Christ is not raised, then, indeed, vain also is our preaching, and vain also your faith.
and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.
We have been buried therefore with him by baptism unto death, in order that, even as Christ has been raised up from among the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life.
Thus also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.
Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
men who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.
Then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also have fallen asleep.
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,
in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.
Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
the rest of the dead did not live till the thousand years had been completed. This is the first resurrection.
In the resurrection, when they shall rise again, of which of them shall she be wife, for the seven had her as wife?
marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of the dead) Jesus Christ our Lord;
then we, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we shall be always with the Lord.
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The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death: where, O death, are thy plagues? where, O Sheol, is thy destruction? Repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see corruption.
Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
The Resurrection » Credibility of, shown by the resurrection of individuals
Women received their dead again by resurrection; and others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, that they might get a better resurrection;
But when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took her hand; and the damsel rose up.
And the dead came forth, bound feet and hands with graveclothes, and his face was bound round with a handkerchief. Jesus says to them, Loose him and let him go.
and coming up he touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, Youth, I say to thee, Wake up.
and going out of the tombs after his arising, entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.
The Resurrection » Saints should look forward to
For we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
But do thou go thy way until the end; and thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise through Christ
being distressed on account of their teaching the people and preaching by Jesus the resurrection from among the dead;
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;
For since by man came death, by man also resurrection of those that are dead. For as in the Adam all die, thus also in the Christ all shall be made alive.
The Resurrection » Assumed and proved by our lord
And Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God in heaven. But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, read more.
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not God of the dead, but of the living.
Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice, and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.
and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise first
for the Lord himself, with an assembling shout, with archangel's voice and with trump of God, shall descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
But each in his own rank: the first-fruits, Christ; then those that are the Christ's at his coming.
The Resurrection » Of saints shall be followed by the change of those then alive
then we, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we shall be always with the Lord.
Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed,
The Resurrection » Shall be of all the dead
having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged each according to their works:
Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice,
The Resurrection » Illustrated
The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and Jehovah carried me out in the Spirit, and set me down in the midst of a valley; and it was full of bones. And he caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, Shall these bones live? And I said, Lord Jehovah, thou knowest. read more.
And he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live. And I will put sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. And I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a rustling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. And I looked, and behold, sinews and flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. And he said unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. And I prophesied as he had commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Fool; what thou sowest is not quickened unless it die. And what thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain: it may be of wheat, or some one of the rest:
The Resurrection » Denied by the sadducees
On that day came to him Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they demanded of him,
For Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees confess both of them.
And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, coming up to him,
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » Christ
No one can come to me except the Father who has sent me draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice,
And this is the will of him that has sent me, that of all that he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up in the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, should have life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day.
The Resurrection » Is not contrary to reason
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, it abides alone; but if it die, it bears much fruit.
But some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what body do they come? Fool; what thou sowest is not quickened unless it die. And what thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain: it may be of wheat, or some one of the rest: read more.
and God gives to it a body as he has pleased, and to each of the seeds its own body. Every flesh is not the same flesh, but one is of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fishes. And there are heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies: but different is the glory of the heavenly, different that of the earthly: one the sun's glory, and another the moon's glory, and another the stars' glory; for star differs from star in glory. Thus also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility. It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body: if there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual one. Thus also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam a quickening spirit. But that which is spiritual was not first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual: the first man out of the earth, made of dust; the second man, out of heaven. Such as he made of dust, such also those made of dust; and such as the heavenly one, such also the heavenly ones. And as we have borne the image of the one made of dust, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly one.
The Resurrection » Preached by the apostles
But some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him. And some said, What would this chatterer say? and some, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons, because he announced the glad tidings of Jesus and the resurrection to them.
having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.
being distressed on account of their teaching the people and preaching by Jesus the resurrection from among the dead;
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have bodies like Christ's
who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of the power which he has even to subdue all things to himself.
Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
The Resurrection » Expected by the jews
Women received their dead again by resurrection; and others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, that they might get a better resurrection;
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Persecution
But Paul, knowing that the one part of them were of the Sadducees and the other of the Pharisees, cried out in the council, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, son of Pharisees: I am judged concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead.
As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem, and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing to any one, or making any tumultuous gathering together of the crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city; neither can they make good the things of which they now accuse me. read more.
But this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout the law, and in the prophets; having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise to eternal life
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt.
and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.
The Resurrection » Certainty of, proved by the resurrection of Christ
Now if Christ is preached that he is raised from among the dead, how say some among you that there is not a resurrection of those that are dead? But if there is not a resurrection of those that are dead, neither is Christ raised: but if Christ is not raised, then, indeed, vain also is our preaching, and vain also your faith. read more.
And we are found also false witnesses of God; for we have witnessed concerning God that he raised the Christ, whom he has not raised if indeed those that are dead are not raised. For if those that are dead are not raised, neither is Christ raised; but if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then indeed also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are the most miserable of all men. (But now Christ is raised from among the dead, first-fruits of those fallen asleep.
The Resurrection » A first principle of the gospel
But if there is not a resurrection of those that are dead, neither is Christ raised: but if Christ is not raised, then, indeed, vain also is our preaching, and vain also your faith.
The Resurrection » Is not incredible
And Jesus answering said to them, Do not ye therefore err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God?
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have incorruptible bodies
Thus also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have spiritual bodies
It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body: if there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual one.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have glorious bodies
It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have powerful bodies
It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
The Resurrection » Called in question by some in the primitive church
Now if Christ is preached that he is raised from among the dead, how say some among you that there is not a resurrection of those that are dead?
The Resurrection » Blessedness of those who have part in the first
Blessed and holy he who has part in the first resurrection: over these the second death has no power; but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be glorified with Christ
When the Christ is manifested who is our life, then shall ye also be manifested with him in glory.
The Resurrection » Explained away by false teachers
men who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » God
And Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be as the angels
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God in heaven.
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Shame and everlasting contempt
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » The holy ghost
But if the Spirit of him that has raised up Jesus from among the dead dwell in you, he that has raised up Christ from among the dead shall quicken your mortal bodies also on account of his Spirit which dwells in you.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Mocking
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be recompensed
and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Damnation
and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.
The Resurrection » Illustrative of the new birth
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live.
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Doubting The Resurrection
Matthew 28:17And when they saw him, they did homage to him: but some doubted.