27 Bible Verses about The Resurrection
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"I am the resurrection and the life," said Jesus. "He who believes in me, even if he has died, shall live.
that he was buried, and that he was raised the third day, according to the Scriptures,
"For indeed they cannot die any more; they are equal to the angels, and through being sons of the resurrection are sons of God.
And coming forth out of the tombs, after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
"For in the resurrection men do not marry, nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven.
For since by man came to death, by man came also the resurrection from the dead.
I long to know him in the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, by sharing the likeness of his death;
He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Master was lying!
For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, so we shall also be united with him in the likeness of his resurrection.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, and vain also is your faith.
"Then you will be blessed, because they have no means to repay you, but you shall be paid in the Resurrection of the Just."
We have been buried together with him, then, through baptism into his death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we should live in a newness of life.
So it is in the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, It is raised in incorruption;
Among such are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have gone astray concerning the truth by declaring that the resurrection is already past; and they are undermining the faith of some.
Afterward he was seen at one time by more than five hundred brethren, most of whom are still alive, but some are fallen asleep.
"But concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you never read what was spoken to you by God,
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpet sounds. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised, incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
"those who have done good into a resurrection of life, and those who have practised evil to a resurrection of condemnation.
Jesus answered him. "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No man ever comes to the Father but by me.
The rest of the dead did not live until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.
And last of all the woman too died. In the resurrection whose wife shall she be? For the seven had her as wife."
but was by his resurrection from the dead instated as Son of God, with power, in respect of his spirit of holiness.
And afterwards we who are alive, who remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament
The Resurrection » Credibility of, shown by the resurrection of individuals
Woman received their dear ones alive from the dead; and others were broken on the wheel, not accepting the offered deliverance, in order that they might obtain a better resurrection.
When, however, the crowd had been driven out, he went in and took her hand, and the little girl woke up.
Out came the dead man, wrapped hand and foot with grave-clothes, and his face bound up in a napkin. Jesus said to them, "Untie him, and let him go."
And he came near and touched the bier; the bearer stopped and he said, "Young man, I bid you to rise."
And coming forth 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 I know, if this earthly tent of mine were struck, I have a mansion built by God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise through Christ
incensed at their teaching the people, and proclaiming, in the case of Jesus, the resurrection from the dead.
"I am the resurrection and the life," said Jesus. "He who believes in me, even if he has died, shall live.
For since by man came to death, by man came also the resurrection from 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
In answer Jesus said: "You err because you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God. "For in the resurrection men do not marry, nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven. "But concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you never read what was spoken to you by God, read more.
"I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."
"Do not wonder at this, because an hour is coming in which all who are in their graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth again; "those who have done good into a resurrection of life, and those who have practised evil to a resurrection of condemnation.
"Then you will be blessed, because they have no means to repay you, but you shall be paid in the Resurrection of the Just."
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise first
For the Lord himself with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God will descend from heaven. Then the dead in Christ will rise first.
But each in his own order; Christ the first-fruits, then those who belong to Christ at his appearing.
The Resurrection » Of saints shall be followed by the change of those then alive
And afterwards we who are alive, who remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Lo, I tell you a secret truth. we shall not all be sleeping, but we shall be changed,
The Resurrection » Shall be of all the dead
"and having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there is to be a resurrection both of the just and the unjust.
The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them.
"Do not wonder at this, because an hour is coming in which all who are in their graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth again;
The Resurrection » Illustrated
Foolish man! The seed you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And when you sow the seed you are not sowing the body that it will become, but bare grain, of wheat perhaps, or some other grain.
The Resurrection » Denied by the sadducees
That very day there came to him some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. and they questioned him.
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit; the Pharisees affirm them all.
Next came some of the Sadducees who deny that there is resurrection, and they asked him.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » Christ
answered Jesus; "no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him; then I will raise him up on the last day.
"Do not wonder at this, because an hour is coming in which all who are in their graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth again;
"And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should not lose one of all those whom he has given me, but should raise them up at the last day. "For this is my Fathers will, that every one who beholds the Son and believes on him, shall have eternal life. and I will raise him up at the last day."
The Resurrection » Is not contrary to reason
In solemn truth I tell you that except a kernel of wheat fall into the ground and die, it remains a single kernel; but if it die it bears a great crop.
But some one will ask. "How are the dead raised? and with what body are they coming?" Foolish man! The seed you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And when you sow the seed you are not sowing the body that it will become, but bare grain, of wheat perhaps, or some other grain. read more.
But God gives it what body he pleases, and to each kind of seed its own body. All flesh is not the same flesh; there is human flesh, another of fishes of animals, another of birds, another of fishes. There are both celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial; but the splendor of the celestial is one thing, and the splendor of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for star differs from star in glory. So it is in the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, It is raised in incorruption; Sown in weakness, It is raised in power; The body sown is animal The body is raised is spiritual. If there is an animal body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written. The first man, Adam, became a living being, the last Adam, a life-giving Spirit. Now it is not the spiritual which is first, but the animal, and then the spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthly; the second Man is of heaven. Like him who was of earth, are the earthy; and like Him who is of heaven, are the heavenly; As we have borne the likeness of him who was of earth, so also let us bear the likeness of Him who is of heaven.
The Resurrection » Preached by the apostles
A few of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also encountered him again and again. Some were saying, "What has this beggarly fellow to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a setter forth of strange gods," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
"and having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there is to be a resurrection both of the just and the unjust.
incensed at their teaching the people, and proclaiming, in the case of Jesus, the resurrection from the dead.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have bodies like Christ's
who will change the fashion of the body of our abasement into the likeness of his glorious body by the energy with which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
The Resurrection » Expected by the jews
Woman received their dear ones alive from the dead; and others were broken on the wheel, not accepting the offered deliverance, in order that they might obtain a better resurrection.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Persecution
Then perceiving that half the Sanhedrin were Sadducees and the other half Pharisee, he cried out in the Sanhedrin. "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees! It is for the hope of the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial!"
"For you have it in your power to know that it is not more than twelve days ago that I went up to Jerusalem to worship; "and that neither in the Temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city, did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd. "Nor can they prove the charges which they are now bringing against me. read more.
"But this I confess to you, that I worship the God of our ancestors, according to the Way which they call a heresy, believing everything that is according to the Law, or is written in the Prophets, "and having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there is to be a resurrection both of the just and the unjust.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise to eternal life
"those who have done good into a resurrection of life, and those who have practised evil to a resurrection of condemnation.
The Resurrection » Certainty of, proved by the resurrection of Christ
If then, we are preaching Christ, that he rose from the dead, how are some of you saying that there is no resurrection from the dead? But if there is no resurrection from the dead, then not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, and vain also is your faith. read more.
More than that, we are detected in bearing false witness against God; because we testified of God that he raised Christ from the dead, whom he did not raise, if indeed the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, neither has Christ arisen; and if Christ be not risen, your faith is vain, you are still in your sins. More than that, those who are sleeping in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all mankind most pitiable. But now, now, Christ is risen from the dead, the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep.
The Resurrection » A first principle of the gospel
But if there is no resurrection from the dead, then not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, and vain also is your faith.
The Resurrection » Is not incredible
"Is not this the reason for your error," Jesus answered them, "that you know not the Scripture nor the power of God?
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have incorruptible bodies
So it is in the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, It is raised in incorruption;
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have spiritual bodies
The body sown is animal The body is raised is spiritual. If there is an animal body, there is also a spiritual body.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have glorious bodies
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have powerful bodies
The Resurrection » Called in question by some in the primitive church
If then, we are preaching Christ, that he rose from the dead, how are some of you saying that there is no resurrection from the dead?
The Resurrection » Blessedness of those who have part in the first
Blessed and holy is he who has a part in the first resurrection; on such the second death has no power, but they will be God's priests, and Christ's; and will reign with him for a thousand years.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be glorified with Christ
When Christ, who is our life, appears, then will you also appear with him in glory.
The Resurrection » Explained away by false teachers
Among such are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have gone astray concerning the truth by declaring that the resurrection is already past; and they are undermining the faith of some.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » God
In answer Jesus said: "You err because you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be as the angels
"For in the resurrection men do not marry, nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven.
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Shame and everlasting contempt
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » The holy ghost
But if the Spirit of Him who raised up Jesus from dead is dwelling in you, He who raised up Jesus from the dead is dwelling in you, He who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also make your dying bodily self live by his indwelling Spirit in your lives.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Mocking
But on hearing of the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock; but others said, "We will hear you again on that subject."
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be recompensed
"Then you will be blessed, because they have no means to repay you, but you shall be paid in the Resurrection of the Just."
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Damnation
"those who have done good into a resurrection of life, and those who have practised evil to a resurrection of condemnation.
The Resurrection » Illustrative of the new birth
"Solemnly I tell you that the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear shall live.