What Does the Bible Say About Resurrection?

The Bible addresses resurrection across both Old and New Testaments. These verses are organized by biblical era — from the patriarchs to the apostles — letting Scripture speak for itself.

12 verses·3 eras·6 promises

Life of Jesus (~30 AD)

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
John 11:25· JesusPromise
He isn't here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,
Luke 24:6· angelsPromise
for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.
He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.
'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."
Matthew 22:32· GodPromise
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
John 2:19· JesusPromise
He said to them, "Don't be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him!
Mark 16:6· NarratorPromise
Taking the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha cumi!" which means, being interpreted, "Girl, I tell you, get up!"

Early Church (~50 AD)

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.
knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no more has dominion over him!
whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

patriarchs

But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.

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