12 Bible Verses about Jesus Christ, Resurrection
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and the one who lives, and I was dead, and behold, I am living {forever and ever}, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades.
He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying.
to whom he also presented himself alive after he suffered, with many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.
Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel which I proclaimed to you, which you have also received, in which you also stand, by which you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the message I proclaimed to you, unless you believed to no purpose. For I passed on to you {as of first importance} what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,read more.
and that he was buried, and that he was raised up on the third day according to the scriptures,
and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood
and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything,
Look at my hands and my feet, that I am I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as {you see that I have}."
But if Christ has not been raised, your faith [is] empty; you are still in your sins.
Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up!" Then the Jews said, "This temple has been under construction forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?" But he was speaking about the temple of his body.read more.
So when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.
for you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not give your faithful one to see [the] grave.
An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah!" And he left them [and] went away.
knowing that Christ, [because he] has been raised from the dead, is going to die no more, death no longer being master over him.
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Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Effected by » God, Power of
And you killed the originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses!
having been buried with him in baptism, in which also you were raised together with [him] through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
which he has worked in Christ, raising him from the dead and seating [him] at his right hand in the heavenly [places],
And if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, the one who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also make alive your mortal bodies through his Spirit who lives in you.
God raised {him} up, having brought to an end the pains of death, because it was not possible [for] him to be held by it.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Firstfruits of our resurrection
But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
But each in his own group: Christ the first fruits, then those [who are] Christ's at his coming,
that the Christ was to suffer [and] that [as] the first of the resurrection from the dead, he was going to proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Saints » Shall rise in the likeness of
who will transform our humble body [to be] conformed to his glorious body, in accordance with the power that enables him even to subject all [things] to himself.
And just as we have borne the image of the [one who is] made of earth, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
For if we have become identified with [him] in the likeness of his death, certainly also we will be [identified with him in the likeness] of [his] resurrection,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Foretold by himself
and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock [him] and flog [him] and crucify [him], and on the third day he will be raised."
And [as] they were coming down from the mountain, he ordered them that they should tell no one [the things] that they had seen, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up!" Then the Jews said, "This temple has been under construction forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?" But he was speaking about the temple of his body. read more.
So when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Very slow to believe
But they were startled and became terrified, [and] thought [they] had seen a ghost. And he said to them, "Why are you frightened? And for what [reason] do doubts arise in your hearts?
And these went [and] reported [it] to the others, and they did not believe them.
and [when they] returned from the tomb, they reported all these [things] to the eleven and to all the rest.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was attested by » Apostles
And you killed the originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses!
And with great power the apostles were giving testimony [to] the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.
beginning from the baptism of John until the day [on] which he was taken up from us--one of these [men] must become a witness of his resurrection together with us."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » On the third day after his death
and said to them, "Thus it is written [that] the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,
and that he was buried, and that he was raised up on the third day according to the scriptures,
God raised this one up on the third day and granted [that] he should become visible,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » The efficacy of faith
But if Christ has not been raised, your faith [is] empty; you are still in your sins.
But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching [is] in vain, and your faith [is] in vain.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » All the apostles
And it happened that while he was blessing them, he parted from them and was taken up into heaven.
And [after he] had said these [things], [while] they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was attested by » Angels
and [when they] did not find his body, they came back saying [they] had seen even a vision of angels, who said [that] he was alive!
But the angel answered [and] said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying. And go quickly, tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead, and behold, he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.' Behold, I have told you."
And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men in gleaming clothing stood near them. And [as] they were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, "Why are you looking for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he spoke to you [while he] was still in Galilee, read more.
saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of men [who are] sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise?"
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » He gave many infallible proofs of
Look at my hands and my feet, that I am I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as {you see that I have}."
And they began describing {what happened} on the road, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » A proof of his being the son of God
who was declared Son of God in power according to {the Holy Spirit} by the resurrection from the dead of Jesus Christ our Lord,
this [promise] God has fulfilled to our children [by] raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son; today I have fathered you.'
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Typified
And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked. And behold, a ram was caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
having reasoned that God [was] able even to raise [him] from the dead, from which he received him back also as a symbol.
For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
And Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out on the dry land.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Is an emblem of the new birth
having been buried with him in baptism, in which also you were raised together with [him] through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Therefore we have been buried with him through baptism into death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we may live {a new way of life}.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Foretold by the prophets
for you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not give your faithful one to see [the] grave.
But that he has raised him from the dead, no more going to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: 'I will give you the reliable divine decrees of David.' Therefore he also says in another [psalm], 'You will not permit your Holy One to experience decay.'
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Saints » Begotten to a lively hope
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
who through him [are] believing in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » Justification
Who [is] the one who condemns? Christ [is] the one who died, and more than that, who was raised, who is also at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
who was handed over on account of our trespasses, and was raised up in the interest of our justification.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Apostles, except thomas
Now [when it] was evening on that day--the first [day] of the week--and the doors had been shut where the disciples were because of fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace to you."
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Asserted and preached by the apostles
that the Christ was to suffer [and] that [as] the first of the resurrection from the dead, he was going to proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles."
but they had some issues with him concerning their own religion, and concerning a certain Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » The truth of the gospel involved in
But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching [is] in vain, and your faith [is] in vain. And also we are found [to be] false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if after all, then, the dead are not raised.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Mary magdalene
Now early on the first [day] of the week, [after he] rose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had expelled seven demons.
Mary Magdalene came [and] announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and he had said these [things] to her.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Effected by » His own power
Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up!"
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down {voluntarily}. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » At first did not understand the predictions respecting
(For they did not yet know the scripture that it was necessary for him to rise from the dead.)
And they kept the matter to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead {meant}.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » The efficacy of preaching
But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching [is] in vain, and your faith [is] in vain.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » Forgiveness of sins
But if Christ has not been raised, your faith [is] empty; you are still in your sins.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » Hope
If {we have put our hope} in Christ in this life only, we are of all people most pitiable.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Above five hundred brethren
then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, the majority of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » James
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Paul
and last of all, as it were to one born at the wrong time, he appeared also to me.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was attested by » His enemies
And [while] they were going, behold, some of the guard of soldiers went into the city [and] reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. And [after they] had assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a rather large sum of money to the soldiers, telling [them], "Say 'His disciples came during the night [and] stole him [while] we were sleeping.' read more.
And if this [matter] is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and {keep you out of trouble}." So they took the money [and] did as they were told, and spread abroad this report among the Jews until this very day.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Apostles in galilee
So the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated for them. And [when they] saw him, they worshiped [him], but some doubted.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Saints » Desire to know the power of
so that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Fraud impossible in
saying, "Sir, we remember that [while] that deceiver was still alive he said, 'After three days I will rise.' Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come [and] steal him and tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first." Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make [it] as secure as you know how." read more.
So they went with the guard of soldiers [and] made the tomb secure [by] sealing the stone.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was necessary to » The fulfilment of scripture
Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written [that] the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Two disciples
And behold, on [that] same day, two of them were traveling to a village {named} Emmaus [that was] sixty stadia distant from Jerusalem, and they were conversing with one another about all these [things] that had happened. And it happened that while they were conversing, and discussing, Jesus himself also approached [and] began to go along with them, read more.
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. And he said to them, "What [are] these matters that you are discussing with one another [as you] are walking along?" And they stood still, looking sad. And one [of them], {named} Cleopas, answered [and] said to him, "[Are] you the only one living near Jerusalem and not knowing the things that have happened in it in these days?" And he said to them, "What [things]?" So they said to him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, a man who was a prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers handed him over to a sentence of death, and crucified him. But we were hoping that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. But in addition to all these [things], this [is] the third day {since} these [things] took place. But also some women from among us astonished us, who were at the tomb early in the morning, and [when they] did not find his body, they came back saying [they] had seen even a vision of angels, who said [that] he was alive! And some of those with us went out to the tomb and found [it] like this, just as the women had also said, but him they did not see." And he said to them, "O foolish and slow in heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary [that] the Christ suffer these [things] and enter into his glory?" And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things concerning himself in all the scriptures. And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he acted as though he was going farther. And they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, because it is [getting] toward evening, and by this time the day is far spent." And he went in to stay with them. And it happened that when he reclined at the table with them, he took the bread [and] gave thanks, and [after] breaking [it], he gave [it] to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became invisible to them.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Saints » Should keep, in remembrance
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David according to my gospel,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » The women
And behold, Jesus met them, saying, "Greetings!" And they came up [and] took hold of his feet and worshiped him.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Effected by » The power of the holy ghost
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, in order that he could bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Followed by his exaltation
let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead--by him this man stands before you healthy! This one is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become {the cornerstone}.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Apostles, thomas being present
And after eight days his disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. [Although] the doors had been shut, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said, "Peace to you."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Reproved for their unbelief of
And later, [while] they were reclining at table, he appeared to the eleven. And he reprimanded their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him [after he] had been raised.
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Simon peter
saying, "The Lord has really been raised, and has appeared to Simon!"
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » An assurance of the judgment
because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man who he has appointed, having provided proof to everyone [by] raising him from the dead."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Apostles » Apostles at the sea of tiberias
After these [things] Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now he revealed [himself] in this way:
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » On the first day of the week
Now early on the first [day] of the week, [after he] rose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had expelled seven demons.