11 Bible Verses about Jesus Christ, Resurrection
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the living one. I was dead, yet here I am alive forever and ever. I hold the keys of death and the underworld.
He is not here, he has risen, as he said he would do. Come and see the place where he was lying.
He had shown himself alive to them after he had suffered, in many convincing ways, appearing to them through forty days, and telling them about the Kingdom of God.
Now I want to remind you, brothers, of the form in which I presented to you the good news I brought, which you accepted and have stood by, and through which you are to be saved, if you hold on, unless your faith has been all for nothing. For I passed on to you, as of first importance, the account I had received, that Christ died for our sins, as the Scriptures foretold,read more.
that he was buried, that on the third day he was raised from the dead, as the Scriptures foretold,
and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the sovereign of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has released us from our sins by his blood
He is the head of the church, it is his body; for he is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead??hat he might come to stand first in everything.
Look at my hands and feet, for it is I myself! Feel of me and see, for a ghost has not flesh and bones, as you see I have."
and if Christ was not raised, your faith is a delusion; you are still under the control of your sins.
Jesus answered, "Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it in three days!" The Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this sanctuary, and are you going to raise it in three days?" But he was speaking of his body as the sanctuary.read more.
So afterward when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the passage of Scripture and what Jesus had said.
"It is a wicked and faithless age that insists on a sign, and no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah." And he left them and went away.
for we know that Christ, once raised from the dead, will never die again; death has no more hold on him.
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Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Effected by » God, Power of
when in your baptism you were buried with him, and raised to life with him through your faith in the power of God who raised him from the dead.
he exerted in raising Christ from the dead, and seating him at his right hand in heaven,
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead has taken possession of you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give your mortal bodies life through his Spirit that has taken possession of you.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Firstfruits of our resurrection
But the truth is, Christ was raised from the dead, the first to be raised of those who have fallen asleep.
But each in his own turn; Christ first, and then at Christ's coming those who belong to him.
if the Christ was to suffer and by being the first to rise from the dead was to proclaim the light to our people and to the heathen."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Saints » Shall rise in the likeness of
He will make our poor bodies over to resemble his glorious body, by exerting the power he has to subject everything to himself.
and as we have been like the man of the earth, let us also try to be like the man from heaven.
For if we have grown into union with him by undergoing a death like his, of course we shall do so by being raised to life like him,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Foretold by himself
and hand him over to the heathen to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and on the third day he will be raised to life."
As they were going down the mountain, he cautioned them to let no one know what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead.
But after I am raised to life again I will go back to Galilee before you."
Jesus answered, "Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it in three days!" The Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this sanctuary, and are you going to raise it in three days?" But he was speaking of his body as the sanctuary. read more.
So afterward when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the passage of Scripture and what Jesus had said.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Very slow to believe
They were startled and panic-stricken, and thought they saw a ghost. But he said to them, "Why are you so disturbed, and why do doubts arise in your minds?
and they went back from the tomb and told all this to the eleven and all the rest.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was attested by » Apostles
He is Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, and to whose resurrection we are all witnesses.
The apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and God's favor rested richly upon them.
from his baptism by John to the time when he was caught up from us, must join us as a witness to his resurrection."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » On the third day after his death
and said to them, "The Scriptures said that Christ should suffer as he has done, and rise from the dead on the third day,
that he was buried, that on the third day he was raised from the dead, as the Scriptures foretold,
But God raised him to life on the third day and caused him to be plainly seen,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » The efficacy of faith
and if Christ was not raised, your faith is a delusion; you are still under the control of your sins.
and if Christ was not raised, there is nothing in our message; there is nothing in our faith either,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » All the apostles
As he said this, he was caught up before their eyes and a cloud took him up from their sight.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was attested by » Angels
and could not find his body, but came back and said that they had actually seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive.
And the angel said to the women, "You need not be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, he has risen, as he said he would do. Come and see the place where he was lying. Now go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and is going back to Galilee before you. You will see him there.' Now I have given you my message."
They were in great perplexity over this, when suddenly two men in dazzling clothing stood beside them. The women were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look among the dead for him who is alive? Remember what he told you while he was still in Galilee, read more.
when he said that the Son of Man must be handed over to wicked men and be crucified and rise again on the third day."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » He gave many infallible proofs of
Look at my hands and feet, for it is I myself! Feel of me and see, for a ghost has not flesh and bones, as you see I have."
And they told what had happened on the road, and how they had known him when he broke the bread in pieces.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » A proof of his being the son of God
and decisively declared Son of God in his holiness of spirit, by being raised from the dead??esus Christ our Lord,
that God has fulfilled to us, their children, the promise that he made to our forefathers, by raising Jesus to life, just as the Scripture says in the second psalm, You are my Son! Today I have become your Father!'
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Typified
For he believed that God was able to raise men even from the dead, and from the dead he did indeed, to speak figuratively, receive him back.
For just as Jonah was in the maw of the whale for three days and nights, the Son of Man will be three days and nights in the heart of the earth.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Is an emblem of the new birth
when in your baptism you were buried with him, and raised to life with him through your faith in the power of God who raised him from the dead.
Through baptism we have been buried with him in death, so that just as he was raised from the dead through the Father's glory, we too may live a new life.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Foretold by the prophets
Now as evidence that he has raised him from the dead, never again to return to decay, he said this: 'I will fulfil to you my sacred promises to David.' For in another psalm he says, 'You will not let your Holy One undergo decay.'
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Saints » Begotten to a lively hope
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born anew to a life of hope through Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead,
for the sake of you who through him trust in God, who raised him from the dead and showed him honor; and so your faith and hope rest on God.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » Justification
who can condemn them? Christ Jesus who died, or rather who was raised from the dead, is at God's right hand, and actually pleads for us.
who was given up to death to make up for our offenses, and raised to life to make us upright.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Apostles, except thomas
When it was evening on that first day after the Sabbath, and the doors of the house where the disciples met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came in and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you!"
But Thomas, one of the Twelve, who was called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came in.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Asserted and preached by the apostles
if the Christ was to suffer and by being the first to rise from the dead was to proclaim the light to our people and to the heathen."
Their differences with him were about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died but who Paul said was alive.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » The truth of the gospel involved in
and if Christ was not raised, there is nothing in our message; there is nothing in our faith either, and we are found guilty of misrepresenting God, for we have testified that he raised Christ, when he did not do it, if it is true that the dead are never raised.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Mary magdalene
Now after he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven evil spirits.
Mary of Magdala went and declared to the disciples, "I have seen the Master!" and she told them that he had said this to her.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Effected by » His own power
No one has taken it from me, but I am giving it of my own accord. I have power to give it, and I have power to take it back again. These are the orders I have received from my Father."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » At first did not understand the predictions respecting
For they did not yet understand the statement of Scripture that he must rise from the dead.
And they did not forget what he said, but discussed with one another what he meant by the rising from the dead.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » The efficacy of preaching
and if Christ was not raised, there is nothing in our message; there is nothing in our faith either,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » Forgiveness of sins
and if Christ was not raised, your faith is a delusion; you are still under the control of your sins.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » Hope
If we have centered our hopes on Christ in this life, and that is all, we are the most pitiable people in the world.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Above five hundred brethren
After that he was seen by more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, although some of them have fallen asleep.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » James
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Paul
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was attested by » His enemies
While they were on their way, some of the guard went into the city and reported to the high priests all that had happened. And they got together and consulted with the elders, and gave the soldiers a large sum of money, and said to them, "Tell people that his disciples came in the night and stole him away while you were asleep. read more.
And if news of it reaches the governor, we will satisfy him, and see that you do not get into trouble." So they took the money and did as they were told. And this story has been current among the Jews ever since.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Apostles in galilee
And the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. There they saw him and bowed down before him, though some were in doubt about it.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Saints » Desire to know the power of
I want to know him in the power of resurrection, and to share his sufferings and even his death,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Fraud impossible in
and said, "Sir, we remember that when this impostor was alive he said, 'After three days I will rise again!' Give orders, therefore, to have the tomb closely guarded till the third day, so that his disciples cannot come and steal him, and then tell the people that he is risen from the dead, and that delusion be worse than the other was." Pilate said to them, "Take a guard of soldiers, and go and make it as secure as you can." read more.
And they went and set the guard and put a seal on the stone.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » The fulfilment of scripture
Then he opened their minds to the understanding of the Scriptures, and said to them, "The Scriptures said that Christ should suffer as he has done, and rise from the dead on the third day,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Two disciples
That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking together about all these things that had happened. And as they were talking and discussing them, Jesus himself came up and went with them, read more.
but they were prevented from recognizing him. And he said to them, "What is all this that you are discussing with each other on your way?" They stopped sadly, and one of them named Cleopas said to him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know what has happened there lately?" And he said, "What is it?" They said to him, "About Jesus of Nazareth, who in the eyes of God and of all the people was a prophet mighty in deed and word, and how the high priests and our leading men gave him up to be sentenced to death, and had him crucified. But we were hoping that he was to be the deliverer of Israel. Why, besides all this, it is three days since it happened. But some women of our number have astounded us. They went to the tomb early this morning and could not find his body, but came back and said that they had actually seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. Then some of our party went to the tomb and found things just as the women had said, but they did not see him." Then he said to them, "How foolish you are and how slow to believe all that the prophets have said! Did not the Christ have to suffer thus before entering upon his glory?" And he began with Moses and all the prophets and explained to them the passages all through the Scriptures that referred to himself. When they reached the village to which they were going, he acted as though he were going on, but they urged him not to, and said, "Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is nearly over." So he went in to stay with them. And when he took his place with them at table, he took the bread and blessed it and broke it in pieces and handed it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew him, and he vanished from them.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Saints » Should keep, in remembrance
Remember Jesus Christ as risen from the dead, and descended from David, as I preach the good news,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » The women
And Jesus himself met them, and said, "Good morning!" And they went up to him and clasped his feet, and bowed to the ground before him.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Effected by » The power of the holy ghost
For Christ himself died once for all, for sin, an upright man for unrighteous men, to bring us to God, and was physically put to death, but he was made alive in the Spirit.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Followed by his exaltation
you and the people of Israel must all know that it is through the power of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that he stands here before you well. He is the stone that you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Apostles, thomas being present
A week after, the disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came in and stood among them, and said, "Peace be with you!"
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Reproved for their unbelief of
Still later he appeared to the Eleven themselves when they were at table, and reproached them for their obstinacy and want of faith, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had been raised from the dead.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Simon peter
and learned from them that the Master had really risen and had been seen by Simon.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » An assurance of the judgment
since he has fixed a day on which he will justly judge the world through a man whom he has appointed, and whom he has guaranteed to all men by raising him from the dead."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Apostles at the sea of tiberias
After this Jesus again showed himself to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and he did so in this way.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » On the first day of the week
Now after he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven evil spirits.