The resurrection refers to the belief in the rising of the dead, particularly Jesus Christ’s resurrection, which is central to Christian theology.
In the Bible, numerous verses speak the topic of resurrection, emphasizing the hope and promise it holds for believers. These verses offer insight into the resurrection’s significance, its implications for eternal life.
Bible Verses about Resurrection:
John 11:25-26 (NIV) – “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'”
1 Corinthians 15:20 (NIV) – “But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (NIV) – “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”
Luke 24:6-7 (NIV) – “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.'”
Romans 6:5 (NIV) – “For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.”
Acts 2:24 (NIV) – “But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.”
Philippians 3:10-11 (NIV) – “I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.”
Acts 4:33 (NIV) – “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.”
Matthew 28:5-6 (NIV) – “The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.'”
1 Peter 1:3 (NIV) – “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
Revelation 20:6 (NIV) – “Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.”
John 5:28-29 (NIV) – “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.”
Romans 8:11 (NIV) – “And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”
Acts 26:23 (NIV) – “that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 (NIV) – “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”
Daniel 12:2 (NIV) – “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.”
John 6:39-40 (NIV) – “And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”
1 Corinthians 6:14 (NIV) – “By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also.”
Matthew 22:29-30 (NIV) – “Jesus replied, ‘You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.'”
Job 19:25-26 (NIV) – “I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;”
Acts 17:31 (NIV) – “For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
Luke 14:14 (NIV) – “and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
Acts 23:6 (NIV) – “Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, ‘My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.'”
1 Corinthians 15:12-13 (NIV) – “But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.”
Acts 26:8 (NIV) – “Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?”
Revelation 20:5 (NIV) – “The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.”
Luke 20:35-36 (NIV) – “But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.”
Acts 17:18 (NIV) – “A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, ‘What is this babbler trying to say?’ Others remarked, ‘He seems to be advocating foreign gods.’ They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.”
Luke 24:46-47 (NIV) – “He told them, ‘This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.'”
Romans 1:4 (NIV) – “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.”
These Bible verses offer a glimpse into the profound significance of resurrection within the Christian faith, emphasizing the hope, promise, and eternal life it brings through belief in Jesus Christ.