Easter

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. — read the full passage →

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him. — read the full passage →

Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; — read the full passage →

Now on the firstdayof the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb. — read the full passage →

For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; — read the full passage →

And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

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

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, — read the full passage →

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

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, — read the full passage →

And he saith unto them, Be not amazed: ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who hath been crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold, the place where they laid him!

And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: — read the full passage →

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, who hath been crucified. — read the full passage →

and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; even Jesus Christ our Lord,

Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. — read the full passage →

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

and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? — read the full passage →

who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.

and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day; — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;

Then entered in therefore the other disciple also, who came first to the tomb, and he saw, and believed. — read the full passage →

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

And the multitudes that went before him, 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.

Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah: O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity. — read the full passage →

But if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him; — read the full passage →

And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. — read the full passage →

which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt.

who is he that condemneth? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

to whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:

The burden of the word of Jehovah upon the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be its resting-place (for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Jehovah); — read the full passage →

Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed? — read the full passage →

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: — read the full passage →

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead shall give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ:

And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →

and not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

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

And after these things Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body. — read the full passage →

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins. — read the full passage →

and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up us through his power.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.

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

We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life. — read the full passage →

And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. — read the full passage →

And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. — read the full passage →

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard: go, make it as sure as ye can. — read the full passage →

Now on the morrow, which is the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate, — read the full passage →

But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love; — read the full passage →

and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe; and they were amazed. — read the full passage →

Now on the firstdayof the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb.

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.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. — read the full passage →

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, — read the full passage →

saying unto them, Go into the village that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ: — read the full passage →

having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good and righteous man — read the full passage →

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.

And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, — read the full passage →

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

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

for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold, the man! — read the full passage →

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. — read the full passage →

And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, — read the full passage →

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. — read the full passage →

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, — read the full passage →

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.

Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →