36 Easter Bible Verses on Christ’s Resurrection

Spring weather is approaching, and Easter is almost here. While the colored eggs and sweet candy are delightful, let’s not forget the true essence of the season: Christ’s resurrection from the dead!

The resurrection symbolizes victory over death and sin as well as the fulfillment of biblical prophecy and the offering of eternal life to believers. Throughout the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments stress the significance of Christ’s resurrection. 

Below is an exhaustive list of Easter Bible verses to reflect upon during the holy season.

Old Testament Prophecies of the Resurrection

Psalm 16:10

“Because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.”

Isaiah 25:8

“He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.”

Isaiah 53:5

“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.”

Isaiah 53:10-11

“Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand. After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.”

Hosea 6:2

“After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.”

Gospel Easter Bible verses

Matthew 16:21

“From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Matthew 20:18-19

“We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!”

Matthew 27:50-53

“And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.”

Matthew 28:5-6

“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.'”

Mark 16:6

“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.'”

Luke 24:6-7

“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 24:46-47

“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.'”

John 2:19

“Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.'”

John 11:25-26

“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?'”

John 20:8-9

“Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)”

Apostolic Teachings on Christ’s Resurrection

Acts 2:24

“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.”

Acts 3:15

“You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.”

Acts 4:33

“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.”

Romans 6:4

“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”

Romans 6:9

“For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.”

1 Corinthians 15:3-4

“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.”

1 Corinthians 15:20

“But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”

Philippians 3:10-11

“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.”

Colossians 3:1

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.”

2 Timothy 2:8

“Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel.”

1 Peter 1:3

“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.”

 

Jesus Christ’s resurrection is the heart of Christianity, symbolizing hope, salvation, and eternal life. These Easter Bible verses remind us of God’s love, the completion of prophecy, and the assurance of salvation. Happy Easter!