27 Bible Verses about The Resurrection
Most Relevant Verses
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me shall live even though he were dead:
and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.
for in the other life after this, there will be no such thing as marriage; but they will be as the angels of God in heaven.
now if there be another life after this, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all married her.
for since by man came death, by man the resurrection of the dead will likewise come.
the justification which God grants to those who acknowledge Christ and the power of his resurrection, who suffer after his example, and die to sin, as he died to the world,
he is not here: he is risen according to his word: come, see the place where the Lord was laid.
for if we resembled him with regard to death, certainly we shall likewise do so with regard to his resurrection:
Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has regenerated us, and given us by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the expectation of immortal life,
and if Christ be not risen, then our preaching is empty talk, and your faith even meer amusement.
and you shall be happy in not receiving a requital: for you shall be recompenc'd at the resurrection of the just.
therefore we are buried with him by being plunged into a sort of death: that as Christ was raised up from the dead into a state of glory with the father, even so we also should proceed to a new state of life.
such will be the resurrection of the dead: the body is sown corruptible, it will be raised incorruptible.
they have deserted the faith themselves, and debauch'd the faith of others, by maintaining, "the resurrection is already past."
after that, he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once: of whom the greater part remain alive to this day, but some are now dead.
now as to the state of life after death, have ye not read that expression of God himself,
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the sound of the last trumpet (for the trumpet shall sound) and the dead shall rise incorruptible; but as for us, we shall be changed.
shall rise to the possession of life; and they that have done evil, shall rise to their condemnation.
Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man can come to the father, but by me.
but the rest of the dead shall not live again until the thousand years are finished. this is the first resurrection.
at the time therefore of the resurrection, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of the seven?
and if Christ was not raised, your faith is meer illusion, your sins are not yet forgiven.
but as to his holy spirit miraculously declared to be the son of God, by his resurrection from the dead:
then we, who shall be still alive, shall be convey'd together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall ever be with the Lord.
Bible Theasaurus
From Thematic Bible
The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament
The Resurrection » Credibility of, shown by the resurrection of individuals
women recovered their children, tho' dead, by their being raised to life again: some expired under torments, refusing to be delivered; that they might obtain a better deliverance at the resurrection.
but when the company were turn'd out, he went in, and grasping her hand, the maid rose up.
and he that was dead came forth, his body wrapt in a winding sheet: and his face bound about with a napkin. loose him, said Jesus, and let him go.
then advancing, he touch'd the bier, and the bearers standing still, he said, young man, arise, I command you.
and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.
The Resurrection » Saints should look forward to
For I know, that if my body, which is but a tent for my sojourning upon earth, were dissolved, I have what is not fram'd by human art, but by the divine architect, a mansion eternal in the heavens.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise through Christ
being displeas'd that they taught the people, and maintain'd the resurrection from the dead in the person of Jesus.
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me shall live even though he were dead:
for since by man came death, by man the resurrection of the dead will likewise come. for as by Adam all die, even so by Christ shall all be restored to life.
The Resurrection » Assumed and proved by our lord
Jesus answered them, you are mistaken, for want of a true notion of the scriptures, and of the divine power. for in the other life after this, there will be no such thing as marriage; but they will be as the angels of God in heaven. now as to the state of life after death, have ye not read that expression of God himself, read more.
" I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" God is not a benefactor to the dead, but to the living.
let not this surprize you: for the time is coming, when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and they that have done good, shall rise to the possession of life; and they that have done evil, shall rise to their condemnation.
and you shall be happy in not receiving a requital: for you shall be recompenc'd at the resurrection of the just.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise first
for the Lord himself will descend from heaven, and by the voice of the archangel, with the trumpet of God, resound the summons: they who died christians shall rise first:
but every one in proper order: Christ has the precedence, next they who were Christians shall rise at his advent.
The Resurrection » Of saints shall be followed by the change of those then alive
then we, who shall be still alive, shall be convey'd together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall ever be with the Lord.
I shall now tell you a very great secret: we shall not all of us sleep, but we shall all be changed,
The Resurrection » Shall be of all the dead
I have the same expectations from the DEITY, which they themselves entertain, that of the resurrection both of the just and of the unjust.
the sea gave up the dead which were in it; death and the grave delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every one according to their works.
let not this surprize you: for the time is coming, when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and they that have done good,
The Resurrection » Illustrated
foolish as you are, the grain you sow, is not revived except it die. and whatever you sow, you don't sow that body which shall afterwards appear, but only the bare grain of wheat, for instance, or of some other grain.
The Resurrection » Denied by the sadducees
About that time the Sadducees, who say there is no future life, came and propos'd this question,
for the Sadducees maintain, there is neither resurrection, nor angel, or spirit, whereas the Pharisees acknowledge both: the clamour was great,
Afterwards some of the Pharisees, who deny there is any resurrection, accosted him with this question,
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » Christ
no man can come to me, except the father who hath sent me, conduct him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
let not this surprize you: for the time is coming, when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and they that have done good,
and the will of him who sent me is this, that I should not lose any one of those he has given me, but should raise them again at the last day: this, I say, is the will of him that sent me, that every one who observes the son, and believeth on him, should 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, when a corn of wheat is thrown into the ground, there it lies a single grain unless it dies: but if it die, it becomes very fruitful.
But some will say, how will the dead be raised? with what kind of body will they appear? foolish as you are, the grain you sow, is not revived except it die. and whatever you sow, you don't sow that body which shall afterwards appear, but only the bare grain of wheat, for instance, or of some other grain. read more.
but God gives it such a body, as he thinks fit, to every seed its peculiar body. All flesh is not of the same kind: but there is one kind that belongs to men, another to beasts, another to fishes, and another to birds. there are celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is of one kind, and the glory of the terrestrial of another. the glory of the sun is of one kind, the glory of the moon of another, and the glory of the stars still different; nay, one star differs from another star in glory. such will be the resurrection of the dead: the body is sown corruptible, it will be raised incorruptible. it is sown in dishonour, it will be raised in glory: it is sown in decay, it will be raised in power: it is sown an animal body, it will rise a spiritual body. there is an animal body, and there is a spiritual body. and so it is written, the first man Adam was made an animating soul, the last Adam was made a vivifying spirit. but the spiritual body was not first, but the animal; and afterwards the spiritual. the first man was formed from the dust of the earth: the second man was from heaven. as was the terrestrial, such are they also that are terrestrial: and as is the celestial, such also shall they be who are to be celestial. for as we have born the image of the terrestrial, so we shall bear the image of the celestial.
The Resurrection » Preached by the apostles
there certain Epicurean and Stoick philosophers encountred him: "what does this mountebank mean?" said some: "he seems to proclaim some strange deitys," said others: because he talk'd to them of Jesus and the resurrection.
I have the same expectations from the DEITY, which they themselves entertain, that of the resurrection both of the just and of the unjust.
being displeas'd that they taught the people, and maintain'd the resurrection from the dead in the person of Jesus.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have bodies like Christ's
it is he, that will change our vile body into a like form with his glorious body, by displaying that power which is able to subdue all things unto himself.
beloved, we are now the sons of God, tho' it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know, that when this change shall be, his immediate presence will give us a divine resemblance.
The Resurrection » Expected by the jews
women recovered their children, tho' dead, by their being raised to life again: some expired under torments, refusing to be delivered; that they might obtain a better deliverance at the resurrection.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Persecution
But as Paul knew that one part of the Sanhedrim were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out, my brethren, "I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee, and I am now prosecuted for believing the resurrection of the dead."
possibly you are appriz'd, that it is not above twelve days since, that I went to Jerusalem to worship. they neither found me in conference with any one in the temple, nor working up the people either in the assemblies or in the streets: so far are they from proving what they lay to my charge. read more.
I do indeed own, that I serve the God of our nation according to the discipline they call sect: and believe whatever is written in the law and in the prophets. I have the same expectations from the DEITY, which they themselves entertain, that of the resurrection both of the just and of the unjust.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise to eternal life
shall rise to the possession of life; and they that have done evil, shall rise to their condemnation.
The Resurrection » Certainty of, proved by the resurrection of Christ
Now if it has been declared, that Christ rose from the dead, how comes it, that some among you assert, "there is no resurrection of the dead?" for if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. and if Christ be not risen, then our preaching is empty talk, and your faith even meer amusement. read more.
yea, and we are no better than enthusiastic impostors by affirming that God raised up Christ, when he never did raise him up. for if the dead are not raised, then was not Christ raised: and if Christ was not raised, your faith is meer illusion, your sins are not yet forgiven. then they too who died christians, are entirely lost. if our expectations as christians all terminate in this life, we of all men are most to be pitied. But Christ is actually risen, as previous to those who were dead.
The Resurrection » A first principle of the gospel
for if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. and if Christ be not risen, then our preaching is empty talk, and your faith even meer amusement.
The Resurrection » Is not incredible
for they all married her. Jesus answered them, don't you see you are in a mistake, by being unacquainted with the scriptures, as well as with the power of God?
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have incorruptible bodies
such will be the resurrection of the dead: the body is sown corruptible, it will be raised incorruptible.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have spiritual bodies
it is sown an animal body, it will rise a spiritual body. there is an animal body, and there is a spiritual body.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have glorious bodies
it is sown in dishonour, it will be raised in glory: it is sown in decay, it will be raised in power:
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have powerful bodies
it is sown in dishonour, it will be raised in glory: it is sown in decay, it will be raised in power:
The Resurrection » Called in question by some in the primitive church
Now if it has been declared, that Christ rose from the dead, how comes it, that some among you assert, "there is no resurrection of the dead?"
The Resurrection » Blessedness of those who have part in the first
happy and holy are they that have part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath 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
Christ is your life, and when he shall appear, then shall you also appear with him in glory.
The Resurrection » Explained away by false teachers
they have deserted the faith themselves, and debauch'd the faith of others, by maintaining, "the resurrection is already past."
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » God
Jesus answered them, you are mistaken, for want of a true notion of the scriptures, and of the divine power.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be as the angels
for in the other life after this, there will be no such thing as marriage; but they will be as the angels of God in heaven.
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Shame and everlasting contempt
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » The holy ghost
for if the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised up Christ from the dead, shall likewise restore your mortal bodies to life, by his spirit that dwelleth in you.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Mocking
When they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some made it a matter of ridicule: others said, we will hear you again upon this subject;
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be recompensed
and you shall be happy in not receiving a requital: for you shall be recompenc'd at the resurrection of the just.
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Damnation
shall rise to the possession of life; and they that have done evil, shall rise to their condemnation.
The Resurrection » Illustrative of the new birth
I declare unto you, the time is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God: and they that hear shall live.
Topics on The Resurrection
Doubting The Resurrection
Matthew 28:17and when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.