28 Bible Verses about The Resurrection

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Matthew 27:53

and, coming forth out of the tombs after his arising, entered into, the holy city, and plainly appeared unto many.

Matthew 28:6

He is not here, for he hath arisen, as he said. Come! see the place where he lay;

Luke 14:14

and, happy, shalt thou be, that they have not wherewith to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed unto thee, in the resurrection of the righteous.

2 Timothy 2:18

Men who, concerning the truth, have erred, affirming, a resurrection, already, to have taken place, and are overthrowing the faith, of some.

1 Corinthians 15:6

After that, he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, - of whom, the greater number, remain until even now, but, some, have fallen asleep, -

Matthew 22:31

But, as touching the resurrection of the dead - Have ye not read what was spoken unto you by God, saying -

1 Corinthians 15:52

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, during the last trumpet; for it shall sound, and, the dead, shall be raised, incorruptible, and, we, shall be changed.

John 5:29

and shall come forth, - they who, the good things, have done, unto a resurrection, of life; but, they who the corrupt things, have practised, unto a resurrection, of judgment.

Mark 12:23

In the resurrection, - of, which, of them shall she be, wife? For, the seven, had her to wife.

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The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament

Hosea 13:14

Out of the hand of hades, will I ransom them, out of death, will I redeem them, - Where is thy pestilence, O death? Where thy plague, O hades? Repentance, shall be hid from mine eyes.

Job 19:26

And, though, after my skin is struck off, this followeth , yet, apart from my flesh, shall I see GOD:

More verses: Daniel 12:2

The Resurrection » Credibility of, shown by the resurrection of individuals

John 11:44

He that was dead came forth, bound feet and hands with bandages, and, his face, with a napkin, was bound about. Jesus saith unto them - Loose him, and let him go.

Luke 7:14

And, going forward, he touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still; and he said - Young man! to thee, I say, Arise!

Matthew 27:53

and, coming forth out of the tombs after his arising, entered into, the holy city, and plainly appeared unto many.

The Resurrection » Saints should look forward to

Daniel 12:13

But, thou, go thy way to the end, - and thou shalt rest, and shalt rise to thy lot at the end of the days.

Philippians 3:11

If by any means I may advance to the earlier resurrection, which is from among the dead:

The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise through Christ

Acts 4:2

Being tired out because of their teaching the people, and announcing, in Jesus, the resurrection from among the dead;

1 Corinthians 15:21-22

For, since indeed, through a man, came death, through a man, also cometh the raising of the dead; For, just as, in the Adam, all die, so, also, in the Christ, shall all be made alive.

The Resurrection » Assumed and proved by our lord

Matthew 22:29-32

And Jesus answering, said - Ye are deceiving yourselves, knowing neither the Scriptures, nor yet the power of God. For, in the resurrection, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but, as messengers in the heaven, are they. But, as touching the resurrection of the dead - Have ye not read what was spoken unto you by God, saying - read more.
I, am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? - He is not God, of the dead, but, of the living.

John 5:28-29

Do not be marvelling at this: because there come an hour, in which, all they in the tombs, shall hearken unto his voice, and shall come forth, - they who, the good things, have done, unto a resurrection, of life; but, they who the corrupt things, have practised, unto a resurrection, of judgment.

Luke 14:14

and, happy, shalt thou be, that they have not wherewith to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed unto thee, in the resurrection of the righteous.

The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise first

The Resurrection » Of saints shall be followed by the change of those then alive

1 Corinthians 15:51

Lo! a sacred secret, unto you, do I declare: - we shall not, all, sleep, but we shall, all, be changed, -

The Resurrection » Shall be of all the dead

Revelation 20:13

And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and, death and hades, gave up the dead that were in them; and they were judged, each one, according to their works.

John 5:28

Do not be marvelling at this: because there come an hour, in which, all they in the tombs, shall hearken unto his voice,

The Resurrection » Illustrated

Ezekiel 37:1-10

The hand of Yahweh I being upon me, he carried me forth in the spirit of Yahweh, and set me down in the midst of a plain, - and the same was full of bones; and he caused me to pass near them. round about on every side, - and lo! they were very many on the face of the plain, and lo! they were very dry. Then said he unto me, Son of man. Can these bones I live. And I said, My Lord, Yahweh, thou knowest! read more.
Then said he unto me, Prophesy, over these bones, - and thou shalt say unto them, Ye bones so dry! hear ye the word of Yahweh! Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, Unto these bones, - Lo! I am about to bring into you - spirit, and ye shall live; Yea I will lay upon you - sinews, And bring up over you flesh. And cover over you - skin, And put in you - spirit And ye stall live, Then shall ye know that I, am Yahweh. And when I prophesied as I was commanded, then was there a noise, as I prophesied and lo! a rattling, and the bones came near, each bone unto its own bone. And when I looked, then lo! upon them were sinews, and flesh had come up, and there had spread over them skin above, but spirit, was there none within them. Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the spirit, Prophesy, Son of man. and thou shalt say unto the spirit. Thus saith My Lord Yahweh- From the four winds, come thou, O spirit, And breathe into these slain That they may live. And when I prophesied as he commanded me, then came into them the spirit, and they lived and stood upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

1 Corinthians 15:36-37

Simple one! What, thou, sowest, is not quickened, except it die; And, what thou sowest, not the body that shall come into existence, dost thou sow, but a naked kernel - if it so happen, of wheat, or of any of the rest, -

The Resurrection » Denied by the sadducees

Matthew 22:23

On that day, there came unto him Sadducees, who say, there is, no resurrection - and they questioned him,

Luke 20:27

But there came near certain of the Sadducees, they who say, Resurrection, there is none! and questioned him,

The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » Christ

John 5:28

Do not be marvelling at this: because there come an hour, in which, all they in the tombs, shall hearken unto his voice,

John 6:39-40

And, this, is the will of him that sent me, That, of all that which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. For, this, is the will of my Father, That, every one that vieweth the Son, and believeth on him, should have life age-abiding, and, I, should raise him up, at the last day.

The Resurrection » Is not contrary to reason

John 12:24

Verily! Verily, I say unto you: Except, the kernel of wheat, shall fall into the ground, and die, it, alone, abideth; but, if it die, much fruit, it beareth.

1 Corinthians 15:35-49

But some one will say - How, are the dead raised? and, with what kind of body, do they come? Simple one! What, thou, sowest, is not quickened, except it die; And, what thou sowest, not the body that shall come into existence, dost thou sow, but a naked kernel - if it so happen, of wheat, or of any of the rest, - read more.
Howbeit, God, giveth it a body, as he pleased, and, unto each of the seeds, a body of its own. Not all flesh, is the same flesh; but, one, indeed, is, the flesh of men, and, another, the flesh of beasts, and, another, the flesh of birds, and, another, of fishes; And there are heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies, - but, of one kind, indeed, is the glory of the heavenly, and, of another kind, is the glory of the earthly; - One, is the glory of a sun, and, another, the glory of a moon, and, another, the glory of stars, - nay! star from star, differeth in glory. Thus, also the resurrection of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption, It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory, it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power, It is sown a body of the soul, it is raised a body of the spirit; if there is a body of the soul, there is also of the spirit: - Thus, also, it is written - The first man, Adam, became, a living soul, the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. Howbeit, not first, is the body of the spirit, but that, of the soul, - afterwards, that of the spirit. The first man, is of the ground, earthy, the second man, is, of heaven: As, the man of earth, such, also, the men of earth, and, as, the man of heaven, such, also, the men of heaven; And, even as we have borne the image of the man of earth, let us also bear the image of the man of heaven.

The Resurrection » Preached by the apostles

Acts 17:18

But, certain both of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were encountering him; and some were saying - What might this picker-up-of-scraps wish to be saying? And, others - Of foreign demons, he seemeth to be a declarer: because, of Jesus and the Resurrection, he was announcing the joyful tidings.

Acts 4:2

Being tired out because of their teaching the people, and announcing, in Jesus, the resurrection from among the dead;

The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have bodies like Christ's

Philippians 3:21

Who will transfigure our humbled body, into conformity with his glorified body, according to the energy wherewith he is able even to subdue, unto himself, all things.

The Resurrection » Expected by the jews

The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Persecution

Acts 23:6

But Paul, getting to know that, the one part, were Sadducees and, the other, Pharisees, began to cry aloud in the council - Brethren! I, am, a Pharisee, son of Pharisees: - Concerning a hope, even of a rising again of the dead, am I to be judged.

Acts 24:11-15

seeing thou art able to ascertain, that there are, not more, than twelve days, since I went up to worship in Jerusalem, - and neither, in the temple, found they me, with any one, disputing, or causing, a halt, of the multitude, either in the synagogues or throughout the city, - neither can they make good the things concerning which they are, now, accusing me. read more.
But I confess, this, unto thee, - That, according to the Way which they call a Sect, so, I am rendering divine service unto my father's God, believing in all the things which, throughout the law, and those which, in the prophets, are written: Having, hope, towards God, which, even these themselves, do entertain - that, a resurrection, there shall certainly be, both of righteous and of unrighteous:

The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise to eternal life

John 5:29

and shall come forth, - they who, the good things, have done, unto a resurrection, of life; but, they who the corrupt things, have practised, unto a resurrection, of judgment.

The Resurrection » Certainty of, proved by the resurrection of Christ

1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Now, if, Christ is proclaimed, that, from among the dead, he hath been raised, how say some, among you - resurrection of the dead, there is none? But, if, resurrection of the dead, there is none, not even Christ, hath been raised; And, if Christ, hath not been raised, void, after all, is our proclamation, void also, our faith, - read more.
And we are found, even false-witnesses of God, because we have witnessed respecting God, that he raised the Christ, - whom he did not raise, if, indeed, after all, the dead are not raised! For, if the dead are not raised, not even Christ, hath been raised; And, if Christ hath not been raised, to no purpose, is your faith, yet, are ye in your sins! Hence also, they who are fallen asleep in Christ, are lost: If, in this life, in Christ, we have hoped - and that is all, we are, of all men, most to be pitied. But, now, hath Christ been raised from among the dead, - a firstfruit of them who have fallen asleep;

The Resurrection » A first principle of the gospel

1 Corinthians 15:13-14

But, if, resurrection of the dead, there is none, not even Christ, hath been raised; And, if Christ, hath not been raised, void, after all, is our proclamation, void also, our faith, -

The Resurrection » Is not incredible

Mark 12:24

Jesus said unto them - Are ye not, for this cause, deceiving yourselves, knowing neither the Scriptures, nor the power of God?

The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have incorruptible bodies

The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have spiritual bodies

1 Corinthians 15:44

It is sown a body of the soul, it is raised a body of the spirit; if there is a body of the soul, there is also of the spirit: -

The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have glorious bodies

1 Corinthians 15:43

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

1 Corinthians 15:43

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

1 Corinthians 15:12

Now, if, Christ is proclaimed, that, from among the dead, he hath been raised, how say some, among you - resurrection of the dead, there is none?

The Resurrection » Blessedness of those who have part in the first

The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be glorified with Christ

The Resurrection » Explained away by false teachers

2 Timothy 2:18

Men who, concerning the truth, have erred, affirming, a resurrection, already, to have taken place, and are overthrowing the faith, of some.

The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » God

The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be as the angels

The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Shame and everlasting contempt

The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » The holy ghost

Romans 8:11

If, moreover, the Spirit of him that raised Jesus from among the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised from among the dead Christ Jesus, shall make alive evenyour death-doomed bodies, through means of his indwelling Spirit within you.

The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Mocking

Acts 17:32

Now, when they heard of raising the dead, some, indeed, began to mock, while, others, said - We will hear thee, concerning this, even again.

The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be recompensed

Luke 14:14

and, happy, shalt thou be, that they have not wherewith to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed unto thee, in the resurrection of the righteous.

The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Damnation

John 5:29

and shall come forth, - they who, the good things, have done, unto a resurrection, of life; but, they who the corrupt things, have practised, unto a resurrection, of judgment.

The Resurrection » Illustrative of the new birth

John 5:25

Verily, verily, I say unto you: There cometh an hour, and now is, when, the dead, shall hearken unto the voice of the Son of God, and, they who have hearkened, shall live.

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