60 Bible Verses about Easter
Easter, one of the most significant events in the Christian calendar, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is a time of profound spiritual reflection and jubilation, where believers worldwide come together to celebrate the triumph of life over death and the hope of eternal salvation.
In this article, we delve into the timeless scriptures that breathe life into the Easter story, shedding light on the profound theological truths and spiritual significance that underpin this momentous occasion. Read on!
60 Bible Verses About Easter
These verses not only offer guidance and solace but also provide a deeper understanding of the Christian faith’s core principles, emphasizing God’s boundless love and mercy for His creation.
Matthew 28:1-10
“After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb… 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.'”
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.'”
Matthew 28:18-20
“Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'”
Mark 16:1-8
“When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body… ‘Don’t be alarmed,’ he said. ‘You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.'”
Mark 16:9
“When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.”
Luke 24:1-12
“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb… ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!'”
Luke 24:13-35
“Now that same day, two of them were going to a village called Emmaus… ‘Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?'”
Luke 24:36-49
“While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’… ‘This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day.'”
Luke 24:50-53
“When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them… And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.”
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 20:1-9
“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb… ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!'”
John 20:10-18
“Then the disciples went back to where they were staying… ‘I have seen the Lord!'”
John 20:19-23
“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them… ‘As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.'”
John 20:24-31
“Now Thomas… said to them, ‘Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.'”
John 21:1-14
“Afterward, Jesus appeared again to his disciples… ‘Come and have breakfast.’ None of the disciples dared ask him, ‘Who are you?’ They knew it was the Lord.”
Acts 1:1-11
“In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach… ‘Men of Galilee,’ they said, ‘why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.'”
Acts 1:22
“beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us… one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
Acts 2:22-24
“Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs… 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 2:32
“God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it.”
Acts 3:15
“You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.”
Acts 4:10
“It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.”
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.”
Acts 10:34-43
“Then Peter began to speak: ‘I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him… They killed him by hanging him on a cross, but God raised him from the dead on the third day.'”
Acts 13:29-31
“When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb… He appeared to many people over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.”
Romans 1:3-4
“regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, 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.”
Romans 4:24-25
“He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.”
Romans 5:10
“For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!”
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 6:8-11
“Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him… In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.”
Romans 7:4
“So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.”
Romans 8:11
“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.”
Romans 10:9
“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Romans 14:9
“For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.”
1 Corinthians 6:14
“By his power, God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also.”
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 15:12-20
“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?… But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”
1 Corinthians 15:54-57
“When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.'”
2 Corinthians 4:14
“Because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself.”
2 Corinthians 5:15
“And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.”
Galatians 1:1
“Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.”
Ephesians 1:19-21
“and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms.”
Philippians 2:8-11
“And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!… and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Philippians 3:10
“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.”
Colossians 1:18
“And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.”
Colossians 2:12
“having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him 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.”
1 Thessalonians 1:10
“and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.”
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope… And so we will be with the Lord forever.”
2 Timothy 2:8
“Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel.”
Hebrews 13:20-21
“Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will.”
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.”
1 Peter 1:21
“Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.”
Revelation 1:5-6
“and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth… To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father.”
Revelation 1:18
“I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.”
Revelation 2:8
“These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again.”
Revelation 5:5-6
“Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.’… Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne.”
Revelation 12:10-12
“Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: ‘Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah… Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them!'”
Revelation 13:8
“All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.”
Revelation 20:5-6
“The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended… Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection.”
Revelation 21:5-7
“He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’… ‘To the thirsty, I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.”
Conclusion
As we reflect on these sacred passages, we find solace, inspiration, and a renewed sense of faith. The message of Easter resonates across generations, calling us to embrace the transformative power of Christ’s resurrection in our lives.
May these verses continue to guide us on our spiritual journey, reminding us of the sacrificial love that defines the Christian faith. Let us celebrate Easter with hearts full of gratitude, rejoicing in the victory of life over death, and spreading the message of hope to all corners of the world.
