You make known to me the path of life in your presence there is fullness of joy at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.įor just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.īrothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices my flesh also dwells secure. I have set the Lord always before me because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. It comes with powerful tools and resources to help you study the Bible (like Bible dictionaries and study Bibles). We rounded them up in two seconds with the Logos Bible app you can download free. These passages might not come to mind as quickly, but they’re just as relevant to Resurrection Day. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Matthew 28:6 is another of the most-often-quoted verses for Easter: Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. Here’s the entire passage, Luke 24:1–7:īut on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. When many Christians think of Easter Scriptures, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen” comes to mind (Luke 24:5b–6a). If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. Who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.īlessed 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. 1Īnd was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.įor to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. The silver thread of resurrection runs through all the blessings, from regeneration onward to our eternal glory, and binds them together. And most certainly our ultimate resurrection rests here (Rom 8:11). Our very regeneration depends on his resurrection (1 Pet 1:3). Again, our justification hangs on Christ’s resurrection (Rom 4:25). Christ’s sovereignty also depends on his resurrection (Rom 14:9). The divinity of Christ finds its surest proof in his resurrection (Rom 1:4). (Hover over references in blue or scroll below the quote to see the text of each verse.) To start, Charles Spurgeon gives five Easter Bible verses when explaining the importance of the resurrection. Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Email LinkedInĪs Easter approaches, there’s no better time to reflect on the power and glory of the resurrection through Scripture.
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