Bible Threads: resurrection

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The theme of resurrection—being raised from the dead—appears throughout the Bible, but it is especially pronounced in the New Testament. Here are some prominent examples (NRSV).

(1) 1 Kings 17:21-22

Then he [Elijah] stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, let this child’s life come into him again.” The Lord listened to the voice of Elijah; the life of the child came into him again, and he revived.

(2) 2 Kings 4:32-35

When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. So he went in and closed the door on the two of them, and prayed to the Lord. Then he got up on the bed and lay upon the child, putting his mouth upon his mouth, his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and while he lay bent over him, the flesh of the child became warm. He got down, walked once to and fro in the room, then got up again and bent over him; the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

(3) 2 Kings 13:21

As a man was being buried, a marauding band was seen and the man was thrown into the grave of Elisha; as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he came to life and stood on his feet.

(4) Acts 23:8

The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge all three.

(5) Mark 5:41-42

He [Jesus] took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha cum,” which means, “Little girl, get up!” And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement.

(6) John 11:43-44

When he had said this, he [Jesus] cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

(7) Matthew 22:30

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

(8) Matthew 28:5-6

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.”

(9) Matthew 27:52-53

The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. After his [Jesus’s] resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many.

(10) John 5:28-29

Do not be astonished at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and will come out—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

(11) John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

(12) Acts 9:40

Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

(13) Luke 16:19-23

There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.

(14) 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

For the Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call and with the sound of God’s trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be with the Lord forever.

The theme of resurrection—being raised from the dead—appears throughout the Bible, but it is especially pronounced in the New Testament. Here are some prominent examples (NRSV).

(1) 1 Kings 17:21-22