50+ Most Popular Bible Verses About Resurrection
Published March 29, 2023
Easter is one of the most significant celebrations in the Christian world. It’s, afterall, the day we commemorate Jesus’ resurrection.
But did you know that, in the Bible, Jesus isn’t the only one who came back from the dead? Yes, if you read the scriptures from the Old to the New Testament, you’ll see that it mentions two types of resurrection:
- Jesus rising from the dead
- the resurrection of souls on the day of the final judgement
Jesus’ resurrection signaled a new era for Christianity. It’s the fulfillment of the prophecy written in the Scriptures. But more than that, it’s proof that he Has triumphed over death and that through His sacrifice, He has given us eternal life.
That eternal life is what the resurrection of souls is for. For Catholics, we believe in the immortality of the soul. But according to the Scriptures, sin kills the soul (Ezekiel 18:4). When we commit a sin, especially a capital one, it cuts us off from God’s grace.
Through His death and resurrection, Jesus saved all of us from spiritual death. By offering His life, He purchased for us the rewards of eternal life.
In short, Jesus’ resurrection brought our souls back from the dead too. He is our life and resurrection. Whoever believes in Him may die a physical death but never a spiritual one (John 11:25).
That’s why Easter is more than just a celebration of resurrection. Rather, it’s about rebirth and a renewed opportunity to make the most out of Jesus’ gift of salvation.
If you want to make the most out of Easter, here are some resurrection Bible verses that will help you reflect on the significance of this occasion.
Bible Verses About the Resurrection of Jesus
- But the angel said to the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. – Matthew 28:5-6
- He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ – Luke 24:6-7
- As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ – Mark 16:5-7
- That he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. – 1 Corinthians 15:4
- They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. – Luke 24:2-3
- From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. – Matthew 16:21
- But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. – Acts 3:14-15
- As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were greatly distressed. – Matthew 17:22-23
- Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. – Romans 8:34
- And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! – Philippians 2:8
- And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. – Acts 10:39-41
- But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee. – Matthew 26:32
- This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised him up, losing the pangs of death because it was not possible for him to be held by it. – Acts 2:23-24
- With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all. – Acts 4:33
Easter Bible Quotes
- Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live. – John 11:25
- Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! – 2 Corinthians 5:17
- Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. – Mark 16:9
- Having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust. – Acts 24:15
- The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. – Romans 6:8-11
- Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is: now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. – John 5:25
- And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God: ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living. – Matthew 22:31-32
- For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. – John 6:40
- Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. – 1 John 3:2
- Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. – Romans 10:9
- For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. – 1 Corinthians 15:22
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. – 1 Peter 1:3
- For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. – Colossians 1:13-14
- We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. – Romans 6:9
- The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. – 1 Corinthians 15:56-57
Bible Verses About the Ressurection of the Dead
- Then he got up again and walked once back and forth in the house, and went up and stretched himself upon him. The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. – 2 Kings 4:35
- And come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. – John 5:29
- 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. – Daniel 12:2
- And the Lord listened to the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came into him again, and he revived – 1 Kings 17:22
- I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol; I shall redeem them from Death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes. – Hosea 13:14
- But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. – Acts 9:40
- Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice. – John 5:28
- Taking her by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. – Matthew 5:41-42
- Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead – Isaiah 26:19
- Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. – Luke 7:14-15
- For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. – 1 Thessalonians 4:16
- For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. – 1 Thessalonians 4:14
- And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. – Revelation 20:13
- The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised – Matthew 27:52
- When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” – John 11:43-44
- And who, through the Spirit of holiness, was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. – Romans 1:4
- Knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. – 2 Corinthians 4:14
- But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. – Philippians 3:20-21
Psalms About Ressurection
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- But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. – Psalm 49:15
- As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness. – Psalm 17:15
- For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. – Psalm 16:10
- You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth, you will bring me up again. – Psalm 71:20
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