28 Bible Verses about The Resurrection
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Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
and that he was buried, and that he was raised up on the third day according to the scriptures,
for they are not even able to die any longer, because they are like the angels and are sons of God, [because they] are sons of the resurrection.
and coming out of the tombs 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 like angels of God in heaven.
In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her [as wife]."
For since through a man [came] death, also through a man [came] the resurrection of the dead.
so that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying.
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,
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,
But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching [is] in vain, and your faith [is] in vain.
and you will be blessed, because they are not able to repay you. For it will be paid back to you at the resurrection of the righteous."
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}.
Thus also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.
Your dead shall live; {their corpses} shall rise. Wake up and sing for joy, dwellers of [the] dust, for your dew [is] {celestial dew}, and the earth will give birth to dead spirits.
who have deviated concerning the truth [by] saying the resurrection has already taken place, and they are upsetting the faith of some.
then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, the majority of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.
Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, who said,
in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
and they will come out--those who have done good [things] to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil [things] to a resurrection of judgment.
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed.) This [is] the first resurrection.
In the resurrection, when they rise, {whose} wife will she be? For the seven had her [as] wife.
But if Christ has not been raised, your faith [is] empty; you are still in your sins.
who was declared Son of God in power according to {the Holy Spirit} by the resurrection from the dead of Jesus Christ our Lord,
Then we who are alive, who remain, will be snatched away at the same time together with them in the clouds for a meeting with the Lord in the air, and thus we will be together with the Lord always.
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The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament
Should I redeem them from {the power} of Sheol? Should I deliver them from death? Where [are] your plagues, Death? Where [is] your destruction, Sheol? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
for you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not give your faithful one to see [the] grave.
Surely God will ransom my life from the {power} of Sheol, because he will receive me. Selah
Your dead shall live; {their corpses} shall rise. Wake up and sing for joy, dwellers of [the] dust, for your dew [is] {celestial dew}, and the earth will give birth to dead spirits.
The Resurrection » Credibility of, shown by the resurrection of individuals
Women received back their dead by resurrection. But others were tortured, not accepting release, in order that they might gain a better resurrection.
But when the crowd had been sent out, he entered [and] took her hand, and the girl got up.
The one who had died came out, his feet and his hands bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped with a facecloth. Jesus said to them, "Untie him and let him go."
And he came up [and] touched the bier, and those who were carrying [it] stopped. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!"
and coming out of the tombs 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, the tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens.
But you, go [on] to the end and rest, and you will arise for your allotted inheritance at the end of the days."
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise through Christ
greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
For since through a man [came] death, also through a man [came] the resurrection of the dead. For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
The Resurrection » Assumed and proved by our lord
But Jesus answered [and] said to them, "You are mistaken, [because] you do not know the scriptures or the power of God! For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven. Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, who said, read more.
"I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob"? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living!"
"Do not be astonished [at] this, because an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear his voice and they will come out--those who have done good [things] to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil [things] to a resurrection of judgment.
and you will be blessed, because they are not able to repay you. For it will be paid back to you at the resurrection of the righteous."
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise first
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
But each in his own group: Christ the first fruits, then those [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, who remain, will be snatched away at the same time together with them in the clouds for a meeting with the Lord in the air, and thus we will be together with the Lord always.
Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,
The Resurrection » Shall be of all the dead
having a hope in God which these [men] also themselves await: [that] there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
And the sea gave up the dead [who were] in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead [who were] in them, and each one was judged according to their deeds.
"Do not be astonished [at] this, because an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear his voice
The Resurrection » Illustrated
The hand of Yahweh was upon me, and he brought me by the Spirit of Yahweh, and he {let me rest} in the midst of the valley, and it [was] full of bones. And he led me {all around} over them, and look, very many on the surface of the valley, and look, very dry. And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I said, "Lord Yahweh, you know." read more.
And he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and you must say to them, [to] the dry bones, 'Hear the word of Yahweh! Thus says the Lord Yahweh to these bones: "Look! I [am] bringing into you breath, and you will live! And I will lay on you sinews, and I will let flesh come upon you, and I will cover you over [with] skin, and I will put breath into you, and you will live, and you will know that I [am] Yahweh." '" And I prophesied {just as} I had been commanded, and [there] was a sound at my prophesying, and look! A rattling, and they came together--[the] bones! Bone to its bone! And I looked, and indeed, sinews [were] on them, and flesh went up, and skin covered over them {upward}, but breath [was] not in them. And he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and you must say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh {from the four winds}, "Come, O spirit and breath, on these dead ones, so that they may live!" '" And I prophesied {as} he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they became alive, and they stood on their feet, a very, very large group.
Foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And what you sow [is] not the body which it will become, but you sow the bare seed, whether perhaps of wheat or of some of the rest.
The Resurrection » Denied by the sadducees
On that day Sadducees--who say there is no resurrection--came up to him and asked him,
(For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angel or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge [them] all.)
Now some of the Sadducees--who deny {that there is a resurrection}--came up [and] asked him,
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » Christ
No one is able to come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.
"Do not be astonished [at] this, because an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear his voice
Now this is the will of the one who sent me: that everyone whom he has given me, I would not lose [any] of them, but raise them up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks at the Son and believes in him would have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day."
The Resurrection » Is not contrary to reason
Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth [and] dies, it remains [by] itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
But someone will say, "How are the dead raised? And with what sort of body do they come?" Foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And what you sow [is] not the body which it will become, but you sow the bare seed, whether perhaps of wheat or of some of the rest. read more.
But God gives to it a body just as he wishes, and to each one of the seeds its own body. Not all flesh [is] the same, but [there is] one flesh of human beings, and another flesh of animals, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish, and heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the glory of the heavenly [bodies] [is] of one kind, and the [glory] of the earthly [bodies] [is] of another kind. [There is] one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory. Thus also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility. 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. If [there] is a natural body, [there] is also a spiritual [body]. Thus also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living soul"; the last Adam [became] a life-giving spirit. But the spiritual [is] not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. The first man [is] from the earth, made of earth; the second man [is] from heaven. As the one [who is] made of earth, so also [are] those [who are] made of earth, and as the heavenly, so also [are] those [who are] heavenly. 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.
The Resurrection » Preached by the apostles
And even some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were saying, "What does this babbler want to say?" But [others said], "He appears to be a proclaimer of foreign deities," because he was proclaiming the good news [about] Jesus and the resurrection.
having a hope in God which these [men] also themselves await: [that] there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have bodies like Christ's
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.
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
The Resurrection » Expected by the jews
Women received back their dead by resurrection. But others were tortured, not accepting release, in order that they might gain a better resurrection.
Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Persecution
Now [when] Paul realized that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he shouted out in the Sanhedrin, "Men [and] brothers! I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am being judged concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead!"
You can ascertain that {it has not been more than} twelve days {since} I went up to Jerusalem to worship. And neither did they find me arguing with anyone or making a crowd develop in the temple [courts] nor in the synagogues nor throughout the city. Nor can they prove [the things] to you concerning which they are now accusing me. read more.
But I do confess this to you, that according to the Way (which they call a sect), so I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things [that are] in accordance with the law and that are written in the prophets, having a hope in God which these [men] also themselves await: [that] there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise to eternal life
And many from [those] sleeping {in the dusty ground} will awake, some to {everlasting life} and some to disgrace and {everlasting contempt}.
and they will come out--those who have done good [things] to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil [things] to a resurrection of judgment.
The Resurrection » Certainty of, proved by the resurrection of Christ
Now if Christ is preached as raised up 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, Christ has not been raised [either]. But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching [is] in vain, and your faith [is] in vain. read more.
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. For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised [either]. But if Christ has not been raised, your faith [is] empty; you are still in your sins. And as a further result, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If {we have put our hope} in Christ in this life only, we are of all people most pitiable. But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
The Resurrection » A first principle of the gospel
But if [there] is no resurrection of the dead, Christ has not been raised [either]. But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching [is] in vain, and your faith [is] in vain.
The Resurrection » Is not incredible
Jesus said to them, "Are you not deceived because of this, [because you] do not know the scriptures or the power of God?
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have incorruptible bodies
Thus also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have spiritual bodies
It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If [there] is a natural body, [there] is also 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
Now if Christ is preached as raised up 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] the one who has a part in the first resurrection. Over this person the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him a thousand years.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be glorified with Christ
When Christ, [who is] your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.
The Resurrection » Explained away by false teachers
who have deviated concerning the truth [by] saying the resurrection has already taken place, and they are upsetting the faith of some.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » God
But Jesus answered [and] said to them, "You are mistaken, [because] you do not know the scriptures or 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 like angels of God in heaven.
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Shame and everlasting contempt
And many from [those] sleeping {in the dusty ground} will awake, some to {everlasting life} and some to disgrace and {everlasting contempt}.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » The holy ghost
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.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Mocking
Now [when they] heard about the resurrection of the dead, [some] scoffed, but [others] said, "We will hear you about this again also."
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be recompensed
and you will be blessed, because they are not able to repay you. For it will be paid back to you at the resurrection of the righteous."
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Damnation
and they will come out--those who have done good [things] to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil [things] to a resurrection of judgment.
The Resurrection » Illustrative of the new birth
"Truly, truly I say to you, that an hour is coming--and now is [here]--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and the ones who hear will live.
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Doubting The Resurrection
Matthew 28:17And [when they] saw him, they worshiped [him], but some doubted.