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Easter Bible Verses

Easter is the center of the Christian faith. These Easter Bible verses follow the week that changed history, in the order it happened. Crowds wave palm branches as Jesus rides into Jerusalem. At the Last Supper he breaks bread with his friends. On the cross he forgives the people who crucified him and cries, “It is finished.” Then, early on the first day of the week, women find the stone rolled away and hear the angel’s words: “He is not here: for he is risen.” The later verses explain what the resurrection means: sin forgiven, death defeated, and a living hope for everyone who trusts in Christ. Read them during Holy Week, on Good Friday or on Easter morning. Share one in a card or message, or watch the animated Easter story with your children. Whatever this season holds for you, these words carry the same good news: Christ is risen indeed.

And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

Matthew 21:9 KJV

Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

John 12:13 KJV

And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Luke 22:19 KJV

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

Luke 22:20 KJV

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:5 KJV

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:6 KJV

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Mark 10:45 KJV

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

Luke 23:34 KJV

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Luke 23:43 KJV

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

Luke 23:46 KJV

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

John 19:30 KJV

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Matthew 27:54 KJV

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:13 KJV

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8 KJV

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

1 Peter 2:24 KJV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16 KJV

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

Matthew 28:5 KJV

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Matthew 28:6 KJV

And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

Matthew 28:7 KJV

And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

Mark 16:6 KJV

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

Luke 24:5 KJV

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

Luke 24:6 KJV

Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

Luke 24:34 KJV

Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

John 20:16 KJV

Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

John 20:27 KJV

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

John 20:29 KJV

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

John 11:25 KJV

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

John 11:26 KJV

Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

John 14:19 KJV

Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

Acts 2:24 KJV

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Romans 6:4 KJV

Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

Romans 6:9 KJV

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Romans 8:11 KJV

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

1 Corinthians 15:3 KJV

And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

1 Corinthians 15:4 KJV

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

1 Corinthians 15:20 KJV

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

1 Corinthians 15:55 KJV

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:57 KJV

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:20 KJV

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Philippians 3:10 KJV

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Colossians 3:1 KJV

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:3 KJV

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:2 KJV

I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

Revelation 1:18 KJV

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Frequently asked questions

What is the main Bible verse for Easter?

Matthew 28:6 is often read on Easter morning: “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.” John 11:25, “I am the resurrection, and the life,” and 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 are also central Easter verses.

Where is the Easter story in the Bible?

All four Gospels tell it: Matthew 21–28, Mark 11–16, Luke 19–24 and John 12–20. 1 Corinthians 15 explains the meaning of the resurrection.

What Bible verse is good for Good Friday?

Isaiah 53:5, Romans 5:8 and John 19:30, “It is finished,” are often read on Good Friday. Luke 23:34, where Jesus prays “Father, forgive them,” is another.

Why is Easter on a different date every year?

Western churches celebrate Easter on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox, so it falls between March 22 and April 25. The Bible ties Jesus’ death and resurrection to the Passover, which also follows the moon.

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