17 Bible Verses about Are The Dead Raised?

“If a man dies, will he live again?
I will wait all the days of my struggle
Until my change and release will come.

“For there is hope for a tree,
If it is cut down, that it will sprout again,
And that the shoots of it will not cease nor fail, [but there is no such hope for man].

And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”

“The Lord puts to death and makes alive;
He brings down to Sheol (the grave) and raises up [from the grave].

So they [carefully and faithfully] kept the matter to themselves, discussing and questioning [with one another] what it meant to rise from the dead.

On that day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and asked Him a question,

Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him, and began questioning Him, saying,

Now some of the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him

For the Sadducees say that there is no [such thing as a] resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees [speak out freely and] acknowledge [their belief in] them all.

Why is it thought incredible by [any of] you that God raises the dead?

Now when they heard [the term] resurrection from the dead, some mocked and sneered; but others said, “We will hear from you again about this matter.”

But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;

For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised, either;

Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how is it that some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

We are even discovered to be false witnesses [misrepresenting] God, because we testified concerning Him that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.

Otherwise, what will those do who are being baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people even baptized for them?

What good has it done me if, [merely] from a human point of view, I fought with wild animals at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised [at all], let us eat and drink [enjoying ourselves now], for tomorrow we die.