28 Bible Verses about The Resurrection
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Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even though he died, he will live.
and that he was buried, and that he arose on the third day according to the scriptures,
For neither can they die any more, for they are like the heavenly agents, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
And having come forth out of the sepulchers after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as agents of God in heaven.
In the resurrection therefore, which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her.
For since death is because of a man, the resurrection of the dead is also because of a man.
to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the participation of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
He is not here, for he was raised as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
For if we have become co-planted in the likeness of his death, then we will also be of the resurrection.
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who begot us again according to his abundant mercy for a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
And if Christ has not risen, then our preaching is empty, and your faith is also empty.
and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.
We were buried therefore with him through the immersion into death, so that as Christ was raised up from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we may walk in newness of life.
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in the perishable, it is raised in imperishability.
Thy dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye who dwell in the dust, for thy dew is [as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
men who missed the mark about the truth, saying the resurrection happened already, and they overthrow the faith of some.
Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some also slept.
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
in an instant, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For it will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be transformed.
and will come forth, those who have done right to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced wrong to a resurrection of judgment.
Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, except by me.
The rest of the dead did not live until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.
In the resurrection when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as wife.
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain. Ye are still in your sins.
He who was designated Son of God in power, according to a spirit of holiness, from a resurrection of the dead--Jesus Christ our Lord--
then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up simultaneously with them in clouds to the Lord's gathering in the air. And so we will always be with Lord.
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The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death. O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy sting? Repentance shall be hid from my eyes.
For thou will not leave my soul to Sheol, nor will thou allow thy holy man to see corruption.
Thy dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye who dwell in the dust, for thy dew is [as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
The Resurrection » Credibility of, shown by the resurrection of individuals
Women took hold of their dead from a resurrection, but others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, so that they might experience a superior resurrection.
But when the crowd was put out, having entered in, he took her hand, and the little girl arose.
And the man who died came forth, wrapped hands and feet with grave-clothes, and his face had been wrapped around with a face cloth. Jesus says to them, Loose him, and allow him to go.
And having come, he touched the coffin, and the men carrying it stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, arise.
And having come forth out of the sepulchers after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
The Resurrection » Saints should look forward to
For we know that if the earthly house of our tent were destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens.
But go thou thy way till the end is. For thou shall rest, and shall stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise through Christ
being greatly annoyed because of their teaching the people, and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even though he died, he will live.
For since death is because of a man, the resurrection of the dead is also because of a man. For as by Adam all die, so also by Christ all will be made alive.
The Resurrection » Assumed and proved by our lord
But having answered, Jesus said to them, Ye are led astray, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as agents of God in heaven. But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, read more.
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not God of the dead, but of the living.
Marvel not at this, because an hour comes in which all those in the sepulchers will hear his voice, and will come forth, those who have done right to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced wrong to a resurrection of judgment.
and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise first
Because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with a voice of the arch-agent, and with a trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first,
But each in his own order. Christ the first fruit, then those of Christ 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 caught up simultaneously with them in clouds to the Lord's gathering in the air. And so we will always be with Lord.
Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will actually not all sleep, but we will all be transformed,
The Resurrection » Shall be of all the dead
having hope toward God, which they themselves also await, to come to be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
And the sea gave up the dead in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead in them. And they were judged, each according to their works.
Marvel not at this, because an hour comes in which all those in the sepulchers will hear his voice,
The Resurrection » Illustrated
The hand of LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley, and it was full of bones. And he caused me to pass by them round about. And, behold, there were very many in the open valley, and, lo, they were very dry. And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O lord LORD, thou know. read more.
Again he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of LORD. Thus says lord LORD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live. And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live. And ye shall know that I am LORD. So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a noise, and, behold, an earthquake, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above, but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, Prophesy to the wind. Prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus says lord LORD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
Thou foolish man, what thou sow is not made alive unless it dies. And what thou sow, thou do not sow the body that it will become, but a bare grain, if it may happen of wheat, or of some other kind.
The Resurrection » Denied by the sadducees
On that day Sadducees came to him, those who claim to be no resurrection. And they questioned him, saying,
For in fact Sadducees say to be no resurrection nor heavenly agent nor spirit, but Pharisees acknowledge them all.
And some of the Sadducees having approached, those who say there is no resurrection, they questioned him,
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » Christ
No man can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
Marvel not at this, because an hour comes in which all those in the sepulchers will hear his voice,
And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that of all that he has given me I would not lose from it, but I will raise it up at the last day. And this is the will of him who sent me, that every man who sees the Son, and believes in him, may have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
The Resurrection » Is not contrary to reason
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat that falls into the ground dies, it remains alone, but if it dies it bears much fruit.
But some man will say, How are the dead raised, and with what kind of body do they come? Thou foolish man, what thou sow is not made alive unless it dies. And what thou sow, thou do not sow the body that it will become, but a bare grain, if it may happen of wheat, or of some other kind. read more.
But God gives it a body as he wills, and to each of the seeds its own body. All flesh is not the same flesh, but one of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fishes, and another of birds, and heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies (but the glory of the heavenly is different, and the glory of the earthly is different), another glory is of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in the perishable, it is raised in imperishability. 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. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam developed into a living soul. The last Adam a life giving spirit. Nevertheless the spiritual is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual. The first man was of the earth, earthly. The second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthly, such also are the earthly. And as is the heavenly, such also are the heavenly. And just as we have worn the form of the earthly, we will also wear the form of the heavenly.
The Resurrection » Preached by the apostles
And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, Whatever does this babbler want to say? But others, He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities, because he brought the good-news--Jesus and t
having hope toward God, which they themselves also await, to come to be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
being greatly annoyed because of their teaching the people, and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have bodies like Christ's
who will transform the body of our lowliness, in order for it to become similar in form to the body of his glory, according to the working of his power even to subject all things to himself.
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet made known what we will be. But we know that whenever he is made known we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.
The Resurrection » Expected by the jews
Women took hold of their dead from a resurrection, but others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, so that they might experience a superior resurrection.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Persecution
But when Paul ascertained that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, son of a Pharisee. About the hope and resurrection of the dead I am judged.
thou being able to learn that there are for me not more than twelve days from which I went up to worship in Jerusalem. And they found me neither in the temple disputing against any man, nor making a gang of a group, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city. Neither can they prove against me of which things they now accuse me. read more.
But this I confess to thee, that according to the Way that they call a sect, so serve I the paternal God, believing all things written according to the law and the prophets, having hope toward God, which they themselves also await, to come to be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise to eternal life
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
and will come forth, those who have done right to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced wrong to a resurrection of judgment.
The Resurrection » Certainty of, proved by the resurrection of Christ
Now if Christ is proclaimed that he has risen from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ risen. And if Christ has not risen, then our preaching is empty, and your faith is also empty. read more.
And also we are found FALSE witnesses of God, because we witnessed according to God that he raised up the Christ, whom he did not raise up, if therefore the dead are really not raised. For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain. Ye are still in your sins. Then also those who slept in Christ have perished. If we are men who have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men more miserable. But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep.
The Resurrection » A first principle of the gospel
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ risen. And if Christ has not risen, then our preaching is empty, and your faith is also empty.
The Resurrection » Is not incredible
And having answered, Jesus said to them, Are ye not led astray because of this: not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God?
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have incorruptible bodies
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in the perishable, it is raised in imperishability.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Have spiritual bodies
It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is 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 proclaimed that he has risen from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
The Resurrection » Blessedness of those who have part in the first
Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. On these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will reign with him a thousand years.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be glorified with Christ
When the Christ, our life, is made known, then ye also will be made known with him in glory.
The Resurrection » Explained away by false teachers
men who missed the mark about the truth, saying the resurrection happened already, and they overthrow the faith of some.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » God
But having answered, Jesus said to them, Ye are led astray, not knowing the scriptures, nor 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 as agents of God in heaven.
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Shame and everlasting contempt
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some 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 the dead dwells in you, he who raised up the Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwells in you.
The Resurrection » The preaching of, caused » Mocking
But when they heard the resurrection of the dead, of course they mocked, but others said, We will hear thee again about this.
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Be recompensed
and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.
The Resurrection » Of the wicked, shall be to » Damnation
and will come forth, those who have done right to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced wrong to a resurrection of judgment.
The Resurrection » Illustrative of the new birth
Truly, truly, I say to you, that an hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.