The resurrection

³ For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

⁴ that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

⁵ and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.

⁶ After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

⁷ Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

¹⁸ Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

¹⁹ If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

²⁰ But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

²¹ For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

²² For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

²³ But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

¹⁴ For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

¹⁵ By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.

¹⁶ For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.

By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.

¹² 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?

¹³ If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

¹⁴ And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.

¹⁵ In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.

¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.

¹⁷ And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

⁴¹ The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

⁴² So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.

⁴³ It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

⁴⁴ It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

⁴⁵ So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

⁴⁶ The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.

⁴⁹ And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

⁵⁰ Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

⁵¹ Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

⁵² in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

⁵³ For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

⁵⁴ When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

¹³ And in keeping with what is written: “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

¹⁴ knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.

⁴⁰ God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—

⁴¹ not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.

But as for you, go on your way until the end. You will rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”

¹⁸ I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

¹⁹ and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,

²⁰ which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

²¹ far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

²⁸ Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

²⁹ and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

⁴⁶ And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

⁴⁷ and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

²⁰ But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

²¹ who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

²³ Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,

²⁴ but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

²⁵ He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

⁸ Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.

⁹ For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.

⁶ He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:

⁷ ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”

⁶ But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.

⁷ But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”

⁸ So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

⁹ Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.

But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.

⁴³ After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

⁴⁴ The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

¹¹ But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,

¹² and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.

¹³ “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”

¹⁴ When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

¹⁵ “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

¹⁷ “Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

¹⁴ Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”

¹⁵ And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.

⁴¹ Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”

⁴² Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded.

After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

⁴⁰ Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

⁴¹ Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her.

¹⁹ It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

²⁰ After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

³³ And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together

³⁴ and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”

³⁵ Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

³⁹ Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

⁴⁰ And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.

⁴¹ While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

⁴² So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,

⁴³ and He took it and ate it in front of them.

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.

³⁰ But God raised Him from the dead,

³¹ and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

³² And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers

³³ He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’

³⁴ In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

³⁵ So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’

But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”

²² But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

²³ that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

¹⁹ Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”

²⁰ “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”

²¹ But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

²² After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

²³ “Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.

²⁴ Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

¹ Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

² So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”

Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”