Bible verses about "easter" | Wesley

⁹ I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me; for they are thine.

⁴² So also is the resurrection of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. ⁴³ It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. ⁴⁴ It is sown an animal body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is an animal body, and there is a spiritual body.

²⁵ Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

¹¹ And not only so, but we also glory in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.

⁷ Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for our passover is slain for us, even Christ:

¹ And when the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Salome, had bought spices, that they might come and embalm him. ² And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre, at the rising of the sun. ³ And they said one to another, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? ⁴ (For it was very great:) And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled away. ⁵ And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man, sitting on the right-side, clothed in a white robe; and they were affrighted. ⁶ He saith to them, Be not affrighted: ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen: he is not here. Behold the place where they laid him. ⁷ But go, tell his disciples, and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said to you. ⁸ And going out, they fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: and they said nothing to any; for they were afraid.

¹ Now after the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. ² And behold, there had been a great earthquake, and an angel of the Lord descending from heaven, had come and rolled away the stone from the door and sat upon it. ³ His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. ⁴ And for fear of him the guards trembled, and became as dead men. ⁵ But the angel answering said to the women, Fear not ye; for I know ye seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here; for he is risen, as he said: come, see the place where the Lord lay. ⁷ And go quickly and tell the disciples, that he is risen from the dead. And behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him. ⁸ Lo, I have told you. And departing quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy they ran to tell his disciples. ⁹ And behold Jesus met them and said, Hail. And they came, and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then saith Jesus to them, Fear not. Go tell my brethren to go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. ¹¹ While they were going, behold some of the guard coming into the city, told the chief priests all the things that had been done. ¹² And having met together with the elders and taken counsel, they gave large mony to the soldiers, ¹³ Saying, Say his disciples came by night, and stole him while we slept. ¹⁴ And if this come to the governour's ears, we will persuade him and secure you. ¹⁵ So they took the money and did as they were taught; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews till this day. ¹⁶ Then the eleven disciples went into Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. ¹⁷ And when they saw him they worshiped him, tho' some had doubted. ¹⁸ And Jesus came and spake to them, saying, All power is given me in heaven and in earth. ¹⁹ Go ye and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. ²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo I am with you always, even to the end of the world.

³⁶ And as they spake thus, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith to them, Peace be unto you. ³⁷ But being terrified and affrighted, they thought they saw a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why do reasonings arise in your hearts? ³⁹ Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see: for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as you see me have.

¹ The first day of the week, cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, to the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. ² Then she runneth and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. ³ Then Peter went out and the other disciple, and ran toward the sepulchre. ⁴ They both ran together: but the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. ⁵ And stooping down, he saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. ⁶ Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, And the napkin that was about his head, ⁷ not lying with the linen clothes, but folded up in a place by itself. ⁸ Then the other disciple, who came first to the sepulchre, went in; and he saw and believed. ⁹ For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. ¹⁰ Then the disciples went home again. ¹¹ But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping. And as she wept, ¹² she stooped down into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, where the body of Jesus had laid, one at the head, and one at the feet. ¹³ And they said to her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith to them, They have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. ¹⁴ And having said this, she turned herself back, and seeth Jesus standing, but knew not that it was Jesus. ¹⁵ Jesus saith to her, Woman, why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou? She supposing him to be the gardiner, saith to him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. ¹⁶ Jesus saith to her, Mary! ¹⁷ She turning, saith to him, Rabboni; that is, Master. Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God. ¹⁸ Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples, that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things to her.

⁴ (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) Whom having apprehended, he put in prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him forth to the people after the passover.

⁴ who was of the seed of David, according to the flesh, But declared the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead,

⁸ But God recommendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him, may not perish, but have everlasting life.

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again to a living hope, by the resurrection of Christ from the dead,

¹ And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices, which they had prepared and certain others with them. ² And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, And entering, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. ³ And while they were perplexed concerning it, ⁴ behold two men stood by them in shining garments. ⁵ And as they were afraid, and bowed down their face to the earth, they said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? ⁶ He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spake to you being yet in Galilee, ⁷ Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and rise again the third day. ⁸ And they remembered his words, ⁹ And returning from the sepulchre, told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. ¹⁰ It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. ¹¹ And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. ¹² But Peter rising, ran to the sepulchre; and stooping down, he seeth the linen clothes laid by themselves; and he went home, wondring at what was come to pass.