20 Bible Verses to Make Your Resurrection Sunday More Meaningful

Easter is about death, burial, and resurrection. Jesus the Son of God was born so that one day He would die. He chose to become the sacrifice for your sins and mine.

In this special article, we explore the depths of Christ’s love for mankind through a collection of inspirational Bible verses that are God-breathed and celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

May the following 20 New Testament verses not only inspire you in your daily walk but also provide fuel for your faith each and every day. May God be glorified through the outpouring of His Spirit.

  • “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 11:25-26
  • “I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.” – Philippians 3:10
  • “He is not here; He has risen!” – Luke 24:6-7
  • “And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.” – I Corinthians 6:14
  • “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 24:6-7
  • “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16
  • “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and Last. I am the living one. I died, but look–I am alive forever and ever!” – Revelation 1:17b-18a
  • “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'” – John 14:6
  • “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17
  • “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 4:33
  • “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” – 1 Corinthians 1:18
  • “‘Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.’ Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.” – Mark 15:32
  • “They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.” – Luke 24:2-3
  • “Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last. The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, ‘Surely this was a righteous man.'” – Luke 23:46-47
  •  “For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:14
  • “For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” – Hebrews 12:2
  • “He exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms.” – Ephesians 1:20
  • “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” – Colossians 1:13-14
  • “Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” – Luke 9:23
  • “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 10:9

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