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Bible Verses About Resurrection

The resurrection isn't just about Easter Sunday—it's about the hope that death doesn't get the final word in our story. When Jesus rose from the dead, He proved that love is stronger than loss, that life can emerge from the darkest places, and that our deepest endings can become unexpected beginnings. This promise touches every goodbye we face and every dream that seems buried.

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But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

1 Corinthians 15:13

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

1 Corinthians 15:42

Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

Colossians 2:12

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Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

Hebrews 11:35

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

1 Chronicles 16:25

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord.

1 Chronicles 16:36

Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

1 Chronicles 23:5

And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

1 Corinthians 6:14

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

1 Corinthians 15:12

And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

1 Corinthians 15:14

Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

1 Corinthians 15:15

For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

1 Corinthians 15:16

And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

1 Corinthians 15:17

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

1 Corinthians 15:20

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

1 Corinthians 15:21

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

1 Corinthians 15:22

But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

1 Corinthians 15:35

It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

1 Corinthians 15:43

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

1 Corinthians 15:44

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

1 Corinthians 15:52

And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

1 Kings 5:13

And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and...

1 Kings 8:20

And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and H...

1 Kings 9:15

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules aliv...

1 Kings 18:5

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

1 Kings 20:18

So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben–hadad saith, I pray thee, let m...

1 Kings 20:32

And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Je...

1 Kings 21:15

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of J...

1 Peter 1:3

Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

1 Peter 1:21

The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) b...

1 Peter 3:21

The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

1 Samuel 2:6

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:8

Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of th...

1 Samuel 25:29

And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and retur...

1 Samuel 27:9

And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all ...

1 Samuel 27:11

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

Then we which are alive and 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.

1 Thessalonians 4:17

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their ...

2 Chronicles 5:13

The Lord therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the Lor...

2 Chronicles 6:10

And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground u...

2 Chronicles 7:3

And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his ...

2 Chronicles 7:6

Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.

2 Chronicles 13:6

Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of...

2 Chronicles 21:4

And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of th...

2 Chronicles 25:12

And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests pra...

2 Chronicles 30:21

Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the cit...

2 Chronicles 32:5

Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed abou...

2 Chronicles 33:14

Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

2 Corinthians 4:14

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Bible say about resurrection?
The Bible teaches that Jesus physically rose from the dead three days after His crucifixion, conquering death once and for all. This wasn't just a spiritual event—it was a real, historical moment that changed everything. Scripture also promises that those who believe in Jesus will experience their own resurrection, receiving new, eternal bodies when He returns.
What is the best Bible verse for resurrection?
John 11:25-26 is incredibly powerful: 'Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.' These words, spoken to Martha before Jesus raised Lazarus, reveal that resurrection isn't just something Jesus does—it's who He is, making eternal life possible for everyone who trusts Him.
How can Scripture help with resurrection?
When you're grieving a loss or watching dreams die, resurrection verses remind you that God specializes in bringing life from death. Read about Jesus' empty tomb when you need hope that your story isn't over. Let passages about new creation encourage you that God can resurrect broken relationships, dead dreams, and wounded hearts—not just bodies.

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