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18 Bible Verses About the Resurrection

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Summary

  • Daniel 12:2 and John 5:28-29 describe the dead rising to one of two outcomes, life or condemnation.
  • In John 11:25-26 Jesus tells Martha, who already believed in a resurrection “at the last day”, that he is himself the resurrection and the life.
  • 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 places the risen Christ first, followed when he comes by “those who belong to him”, and 15:17 says that if Christ has not been raised, faith is futile.
  • 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 and Philippians 3:21 describe a raised body that is imperishable and like Christ’s “glorious body”.
  • Romans 6:4, Ephesians 2:6 and Colossians 3:1 speak of believers as already raised with Christ.

The Bible says the dead will be raised, some to everlasting life and others to shame. Daniel 12:2 says so plainly, and Jesus tells Martha, outside Bethany before he has entered the village, “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25-26). Paul rests that hope on Christ’s own rising (1 Corinthians 15:20). 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 describes the body that is raised, and Romans 6:4 and Colossians 3:1-2 describe a new life that begins before death. Five of the passages…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

The Church of England. The Book of Common Prayer: The Order for the Burial of the Dead. Opens with John 11:25-26 and Job 19:25; the lesson begins at 1 Corinthians 15:20. churchofengland.org

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