28 Bible Verses about The Resurrection
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Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
And you shall be blessed; for they cannot recompense you: for you shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that just as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
Your dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, you that dwell in dust: for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
After that, he was seen of over five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep.
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of condemnation.
Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me.
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her as wife.
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be your plagues; O grave, I will be your destruction: pity shall be hid from my eyes.
For you will not leave my soul in sheol; neither will you allow your Holy One to see corruption.
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
Your dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, you that dwell in dust: for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
The Resurrection » Credibility of, shown by the resurrection of individuals
Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
But when the people were put outside, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
And he came and touched the coffin: and they that bore him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto you, Arise.
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
The Resurrection » Saints should look forward to
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
But go you your way till the end: for you shall rest, and stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise through Christ
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
The Resurrection » Assumed and proved by our lord
Jesus answered and said unto them, You do 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 the angels of God in heaven. But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which 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? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of condemnation.
And you shall be blessed; for they cannot recompense you: for you shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise first
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
The Resurrection » Of saints shall be followed by the change of those then alive
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
The Resurrection » Shall be of all the dead
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it; and death and hades delivered up the dead who were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
The Resurrection » Illustrated
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, you know. read more.
Again he said unto me, Prophesy to these bones, and say unto them, O you dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD. So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them over: but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus says the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
You fool, that which you sow is not made alive, except it die: And that which you sow, you sow not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may by chance be wheat, or of some other grain:
The Resurrection » Denied by the sadducees
The same day came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » Christ
No man can come to me, except the Father who has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
And this is the Father's will who has sent me, that of all that he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
The Resurrection » Is not contrary to reason
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone: but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit.
But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? You fool, that which you sow is not made alive, except it die: And that which you sow, you sow not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may by chance be wheat, or of some other grain: read more.
But God gives it a body as it has pleased him, and to every seed its own body. All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fish, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differs from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonor; 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. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a life-giving spirit. But that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, made of dust: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
The Resurrection » Preached by the apostles
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? Others, He seems to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have bodies like Christ's
Who shall change our humble body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working by which he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
The Resurrection » Expected by the jews
Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Martha said unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Persecution
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Because you may understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: Neither can they prove the things of which they now accuse me. read more.
But this I confess unto you, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the 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 and everlasting contempt.
And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of condemnation.
The Resurrection » Certainty of, proved by the resurrection of Christ
Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. read more.
Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; you are yet in your sins. Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most to be pitied. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
The Resurrection » A first principle of the gospel
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
The Resurrection » Is not incredible
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do you not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have incorruptible bodies
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have spiritual bodies
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have glorious bodies
It is sown in dishonor; 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 dishonor; 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 be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
The Resurrection » Blessedness of those who have part in the first
Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be glorified with Christ
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with him in glory.
The Resurrection » Explained away by false teachers
Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » God
Jesus answered and said unto them, You do 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 the 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 and everlasting contempt.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » The holy ghost
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also bring to life your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwells in you.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Mocking
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear you again of this matter.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be recompensed
And you shall be blessed; for they cannot recompense you: for you shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Damnation
And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of condemnation.
The Resurrection » Illustrative of the new birth
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
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Doubting The Resurrection
Matthew 28:17And when they saw him, they worshiped him: but some doubted.