9 Bible Verses about Christ's Authority Over Death

And He speaking these things to them, behold a certain ruler having come, continued to worship Him, saying, My daughter just now died: but having come put your hand on her, and she shall live. And Jesus having risen, follows him, and His disciples. And behold, a woman, having an issue of blood twelve years, and coming to Him behind, touched the hem of His garment.read more.
For she continued to say within herself, If I may only touch His garment, I will be saved. And the woman was saved from that hour. And Jesus turning and seeing her said, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith hath saved thee. And Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players, and the weeping crowd, says to them; Retire: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they hooted at Him. And when the crowd was put out, coming to her, He took her by the hand, and the damsel arose.

And one of the chief rulers of the synagogue, by name jairus, comes; and seeing Him falls at His feet, and intreats Him much saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: that coming He may lay hands on her, in order that she may be saved and live. And He departed with him; and a great multitude followed Him, even treading on Him.read more.
And a certain woman, being in an issue of blood twelve years, and having suffered much from many physicians, and expended all things which were with her, and being profited as to nothing, but rather having come to the worse, hearing concerning Jesus, having come in the crowd behind, touched His garment. For she was saying, If I may touch His garment, I shall be saved. And immediately the issue of her blood was dried up: and she knew in her body that she is healed of her plague. And immediately Jesus, knowing in Himself that the powerhas gone out from Him, turning in the crowd, said, Who touched my garments? And His disciples continued to say to Him, You see the crowd treading upon you, and you say, Who touched me? And He looked round to see her who did it. And the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what has taken place unto herself, came and fell down before Him, and told Him the whole truth. And He said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. And He still speaking, they come from the house of the chief ruler of the synagogue, saying, Thy daughter is dead: why do you still trouble the Teacher? And Jesus, immediately hearing the word spoken, says to the chief ruler, Fear not, only believe. and He did not permit any one to accompany Him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. And He comes into the house of the chief ruler of the synagogue; And He sees a tumult, weeping and wailing much; and having come in, He says to them, Why are you excited and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleepeth. And they hooted at Him. And putting them all out, He takes the father and mother of the child and those with Him, and goes in where the child was. And taking the child by the hand, says to her, Talitha cumi; which is interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise. And immediately the damsel stood up, and walked about; for she was twelve years old. And they were immediately delighted with great delight.

And it came to pass when Jesus returned, the multitude received Him; for they were all looking for Him. Behold, a man to whom was the name Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and falling at the feet of Jesus, he continued to intreat Him to come into his house; for there was an only daughter to him, of twelve years, and she was dying. And while He was going the multitudes were thronging Him.read more.
And a woman being in an issue of blood twelve years, who having expended all her living with physicians, was not able to be healed by any of them, and having come to Him behind, she touched the hem of His garment: and immediately the issue of blood ceased. And Jesus said, Who is the one having touched me? And all denying, Peter and the disciples with Him said, The multitudes crowd thee and press upon thee, and dost thou say, Who is the one having touched me? And Jesus said, Some one touched me: for I know the power went out from me. And the woman seeing that she was not concealed, came trembling, and falling down before Him, proclaimed on account of what cause she touched Him, in the presence of all the people, and how she was healed immediately. And He said to her, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. And He yet speaking, a certain one comes from the house of the chief ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher: and Jesus hearing, responded to him, saying, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be saved. And having come to the house, He did not suffer any to enter except Peter, John, and James, and the father and mother of the child. And they were all weeping, and wailing over her: and He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. And they hooted at Him, knowing that she was dead. And having put all out, taking her by the hand, He spoke, saying, Child, arise. And her spirit returned, and she stood up immediately. And He commanded that something should be given to her to eat.

And late on the Sabbath-day, on the dawn toward the first of the Sabbaths, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the sepulcher. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel descending from heaven, having come rolled away the stone from the door, and sat upon it. And his countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.read more.
And from fear of him the keepers did quake, and they became like dead men. And the angel responding, said to the women, Be ye not afraid: for I know that you are seeking Jesus, who has been crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And going quickly, tell His disciples, that He is risen from the dead; and behold, He goes before you into Galilee; and there you shall see Him; lo, I have told you.

And the Sabbath passing away, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, prepared aromatics, in order that having come they may anoint Him. And exceedingly early in the morning, the first of the Sabbaths, they come to the sepulcher, the sun approaching the horizon. And they were saying to themselves, Who shall for us roll away the stone from the sepulcher?read more.
And looking up, they see that the stone has already been rolled away: for it was exceedingly great. And having come to the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right, clothed in a white robe. And they were affrighted. But he says to them, Fear not: you are seeking Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified: He is risen; He is not here: see the place where they laid Him.

And on the first of the Sabbath, at the depth of the dawn, they came to the sepulcher, bearing the aromatics which they had prepared, And they found the stone, having been rolled away from the sepulcher. And coming in they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.read more.
And it came to pass, while they were at a loss concerning this, and behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: and they being afraid, and turning their face towards the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but He is risen. Remember how He spoke to you, being with you in Galilee, Saying That it behooveth the Son of man to be delivered into the hands of sinners, and to be crucified, and to rise again on the third day. And they remembered His words.

On the first of the Sabbaths Mary Magdalene comes to the sepulcher early in the morning, it being yet dark, and sees the stone having been rolled from the sepulcher. Then she runs, and comes to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and says to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulcher, and we know not where they have placed Him. Then Peter and the other disciple came out, and they were coming to the sepulcher.read more.
And the two were running simultaneously: and the other disciple was running before more rapidly than Peter, and came first to the sepulcher. John looking in sees the grave-clothes lying; and did not come in. Then Simon Peter, following him, he came into the sepulcher; and sees the grave-clothes lying, and the napkin, which was on His head, not lying with the grave-clothes, but separate in one place, having been rolled up. Then the other disciple also came in, the one having come first to the sepulcher, and saw, and believed; for they did not yet understand the Scripture, That it behooved Him to rise from the dead. Then the disciples departed again to their own comrades. And Mary was standing at the sepulcher without, weeping: then while she was weeping, she looked into the sepulcher; and sees two angels sitting in white robes, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus lay. They say to her, Woman, why do you weep? She says to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have placed Him. Saying these words, she turned backward, and sees Jesus standing, and did not know that He is Jesus. Jesus says to her, Woman, why are you weeping? whom are you seeking? She, thinking that He is the gardener, says to Him, Sir, if you have taken Him away, tell me where you have placed Him, and I will take Him. Jesus says to her, Mary: she turning, says to Him in Hebrew, Rabboni, which is called Teacher. Jesus says to her, Cling not to me; for I have not ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and tell them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

And it came to pass consecutively, He departed into a city called Nain; and His many disciples and a great multitude went along with Him. And when He drew nigh unto the gate of the city, behold, a dead man, an only born son to his mother, and she a widow, was indeed being carried out: and a great multitude of the city was along with her. And the Lord seeing her, was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, Weep not.read more.
And having come forward He touched the bier: and the pall-bearers stood still: and He said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And the dead man sat up, and began to talk, and Ile gave him to his mother. And fear seized them all: and they continued to glorify God, saying that, A great prophet has arisen among us: and, God has looked upon His people.

Then Jesus again groaning in Himself comes to the tomb; and it was a cave, and a stone was laid upon it. Jesus says; Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, says to Him; Lord, already he smelleth: for he is dead four days. Jesus says to her; Did I not tell thee, that, if thou canst believe, thou shalt see the glory of God?read more.
Then they took away the stone; and Jesus lifted up His eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee, because Thou hast heard Me. I know that Thou dost always hear Me; but on account of the multitude standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that Thou didst send Me. And speaking these things, He cried out with a great voice, Lazarus, come forth. And the dead came out, bound as to his feet and hands with graveclothes; and his face bound round with a napkin. Jesus says to them, Loose him, and let him go.