28 Bible Verses about The Resurrection
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Jesus said to her, I am the Resurrection and the Life! He who believes in Me, though he die, yet he shall live.
and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures;
Nor can they die any more, for they are equal to the angels, and are the sons of God, being the sons of the resurrection.
and coming out of the tomb after His resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to 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.
For since death is through man, the resurrection of the dead also is through a Man.
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable to His death;
He is not here, for He has risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
For if we have been joined together in the likeness of His death, we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection;
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has regenerated us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
And if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is worthless, and your faith is also worthless.
and you shall be blessed, for they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.
Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that 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 the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;
Your dead ones shall live, together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is as the dew of lights, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and who overthrow the faith of some.
Afterward He was seen by over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain until this present day, but also some fell asleep.
But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
in a moment, in a glance of an eye, at the last trumpet. For a trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed.
and shall come forth, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil to the resurrection of condemnation.
Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Me.
But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.
who was marked out the Son of God in 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 we shall ever be with the Lord.
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From Thematic Bible
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, where are your plagues; O Grave, where is your ruin! Repentance shall be hidden from My eyes.
For You will not leave My soul in hell; You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
Your dead ones shall live, together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is as the dew of lights, 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 out, He went in and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose.
And he who had died came out, bound hand and foot with sheets, and his face was bound with a cloth. Jesus said to them, Untie him and let him go!
And He came and touched the bier. And the ones who bore him stood still. And He said, Young man, I say to you, Arise!
and coming out of the tomb after His resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to 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 from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
But you go on to the end, for you shall rest and stand in your lot at the end of the days.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise through Christ
being grieved that they taught the people, even to announce through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Jesus said to her, I am the Resurrection and the Life! He who believes in Me, though he die, yet he shall live.
For since death is through man, the resurrection of the dead also is through a Man. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all will be made alive.
The Resurrection » Assumed and proved by our lord
Jesus answered and said to them, You 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 regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which 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 the God of the dead, but of the living.
Do not marvel at this, for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come forth, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil to the resurrection of condemnation.
and you shall be blessed, for they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid 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 trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ shall rise first.
But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruit, and afterward they who 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 we shall ever be with the Lord.
Behold, I speak a mystery to you; we shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed;
The Resurrection » Shall be of all the dead
And I 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 in it. And death and hell delivered up the dead in them. And each one of them was judged according to their works.
Do not marvel at this, for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves shall hear His voice,
The Resurrection » Illustrated
The hand of Jehovah was on me, and brought me by the Spirit of Jehovah, and made me rest in the midst of a valley, and it was full of bones. And He made me pass among them all around. And behold, very many were on the face of the valley. And lo, they were very dry. And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, You know. read more.
Again He said to me, Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the Word of Jehovah. So says the Lord Jehovah to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. And I will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live. And you shall know that I am Jehovah. So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a noise. And behold, a shaking! And the bones came near, a bone to its bone. And I watched. And behold! The sinews and the flesh came up on them, and the skin covered them above. But there was no breath in them. And He said to me, Prophesy to the Spirit, prophesy, son of man, and say to the Spirit, So says the Lord Jehovah: Come from the four winds, O Spirit, and breathe on these dead ones so that they may live. So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the Spirit came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
Foolish one! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies. And what you sow, you do not sow the body that is going to be, but a bare grain (perhaps of wheat or of some of the rest).
The Resurrection » Denied by the sadducees
On that day the Sadducees came to Him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked Him,
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.
And certain of the Sadducees came, those speaking against a resurrection, that it was not to be. And they asked Him,
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » Christ
No one can come to Me unless the Father who has sent Me draw him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
Do not marvel at this, for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves shall hear His voice,
And this is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all which 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 who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes on Him should have everlasting life. And I will raise him up at the last day.
The Resurrection » Is not contrary to reason
Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone; but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit.
But someone will say, How are the dead raised up, and with what body do they come? Foolish one! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies. And what you sow, you do not sow the body that is going to be, but a bare grain (perhaps of wheat or of some of the rest). read more.
And God gives it a body as it has pleased Him, and to each of the seeds its own body. All flesh is not the same flesh; but one kind of flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fish, and another of birds. There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the glory of the heavenly is truly different, and that of the earthly different; 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 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, became a living soul," the last Adam was a life-giving Spirit. But not the spiritual first, but the natural; afterward the spiritual. The first man was out of earth, earthy; the second Man was the Lord from Heaven. Such the earthy man, such also the earthy ones. And such the heavenly Man, such also the heavenly ones. And according as we bore the image of the earthy man, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
The Resurrection » Preached by the apostles
And certain philosophers from the Epicureans and from the Stoics met him. And some said, What will this babbler say? And others said, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons (because he preached Jesus and the resurrection to them).
And I 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, even to announce through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have bodies like Christ's
who shall change our body of humiliation so that it may be fashioned like His glorious body, according to the working of His power, even to subdue all things to Himself.
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be. But we know that when He shall be revealed, 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.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Persecution
But when Paul saw that the one part were Sadducees and the other part Pharisees, he cried out in the sanhedrin, Men! Brothers! I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee! I am being judged because of the hope and resurrection of the dead.
You can know that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, nor making a gathering of a crowd; not even in the synagogues, nor throughout the city. Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me. read more.
But I confess this to you, that after the Way which they call heresy, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets. And I 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 those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
and shall come forth, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil to the resurrection of condemnation.
The Resurrection » Certainty of, proved by the resurrection of Christ
But if Christ is proclaimed, that He was raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is worthless, and your faith is also worthless. read more.
And we are also found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified of God that He raised Christ; whom He did not raise if the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ is not raised. And if Christ is not raised, your faith is foolish; you are yet in your sins. Then also those that fell asleep in Christ were lost. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now Christ has risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruit of those who slept.
The Resurrection » A first principle of the gospel
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is worthless, and your faith is also worthless.
The Resurrection » Is not incredible
And answering Jesus said to them, Do you not err because of this, not knowing Scriptures, nor the power of God?
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have incorruptible bodies
So also 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
But if Christ is proclaimed, that He was raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
The Resurrection » Blessedness of those who have part in the first
Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. The second death has no authority over these, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him a thousand years.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be glorified with Christ
When Christ our Life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
The Resurrection » Explained away by false teachers
who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and who overthrow the faith of some.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » God
Jesus answered and said to them, You 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 those who 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 the One who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the One who raised up Christ from the dead shall also make your mortal bodies alive by His Spirit who dwells in you.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Mocking
And hearing of a resurrection of the dead, some indeed mocked; and others said, We will hear you again concerning this.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be recompensed
and you shall be blessed, for they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Damnation
and shall come forth, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil to the resurrection of condemnation.
The Resurrection » Illustrative of the new birth
Truly, truly, I say to you, The hour is coming and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they who hear shall live.
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Doubting The Resurrection
Matthew 28:17And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him. But some doubted.