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The Resurrection Chapter
[Bible]The Resurrection Chapter is a name for 1 Corinthians 15 in the New Testament. It is the chapter in which Paul deals most extensively with the resurrection of Christ and the bodily resurrection of believers on the last day.
1 Corinthians 15:58
[Bible Verses]The verse with which Paul concludes 1 Corinthians 15, his chapter on the resurrection. On the basis of the resurrection hope, it urges believers to stand firm and give themselves fully to the work of the Lord. Because it declares that labor in the Lord is not in vain, it is frequently cited to encourage those who serve and hold office in the church.
Spiritual Body
[Bible]The spiritual body is Paul's term in 1 Corinthians 15:44 for the body the dead will put on at the resurrection, in contrast to the "natural body." It refers to a body that is incorruptible, glorious, and governed by the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 16
[Bible]The final chapter of 1 Corinthians. Paul requests a collection (offering) for the saints in Jerusalem, outlines his travel plans, commends his coworkers, and closes the letter with exhortations and greetings.
1 Corinthians 15:22–26
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Paul contrasts Adam with Christ to set out the order of the resurrection and the final destruction of death. It is frequently discussed in debates over the millennium and in interpreting the phrase "delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father," and it is often cited in Easter and funeral sermons.
1 Corinthians 15:12–20
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Paul, responding to some members of the Corinthian church who denied the resurrection, argues that if Christ has not been raised, preaching and faith are in vain. As a foundational text for the Christian belief in the resurrection, it is frequently cited at Easter and in funeral services.
1 Corinthians 15:3–4
[Bible Verses]A summary of the gospel stating that Christ died for our sins "according to the scriptures," was buried, and rose again the third day. The passage is regarded as containing one of the earliest forms of Christian confession in the New Testament and is a central basis of faith in the resurrection.
Matthew 16
[Bible]Matthew 16 is the chapter in which Jesus rebuffs the Pharisees and Sadducees who seek a sign, Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ at Caesarea Philippi, and Jesus first foretells his own suffering and resurrection.
Matthew 28
[Bible]The final chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. It records the resurrection of Jesus and the empty tomb, the chief priests' bribing of the guards, and the Great Commission given to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee.
Mark 8
[Bible]Mark 8 is the chapter in which Jesus feeds the four thousand, heals a blind man at Bethsaida, and, after hearing Peter confess that he is the Christ, foretells his suffering and resurrection for the first time.
Mark 12
[Bible]Mark 12 is the chapter in which Jesus, teaching in the temple at Jerusalem, tells the parable of the wicked husbandmen; answers questions about tribute, the resurrection, and the greatest commandment; and commends the poor widow's offering.
Mark 16
[Bible]Mark 16 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Mark. It contains the account of the women hearing the news of Jesus' resurrection at the empty tomb (vv. 1–8) and the account of the risen Jesus appearing, sending out his disciples, and ascending into heaven (vv. 9–20). Because verses 9–20 are absent from some early manuscripts, they are enclosed in brackets in some Bibles.
Luke 20
[Bible]Luke 20 records Jesus' debates with the religious leaders in the Jerusalem temple over the source of his authority, paying tribute to Caesar, the resurrection, and the relationship between the Christ and David. The chapter also contains the parable of the wicked husbandmen and a warning against the scribes.
1 Peter 1
[Bible]1 Peter 1 is the opening chapter of the epistle. After greeting the believers scattered as strangers, it speaks of the living hope obtained through the resurrection and of joy amid trials. It then exhorts readers to live holy lives and to love one another as people redeemed by the blood of Christ.
Romans 4:25
[Bible Verses]Romans 4:25 states that Jesus was delivered over to death because of our sins and raised again for our justification. It is frequently cited because it joins the cross and the resurrection with justification in a single sentence.
Hosea 13
[Bible]Hosea 13 is a declaration of judgment against Ephraim (the northern kingdom of Israel), which had forgotten God through idolatry and pride. It foretells the fall of Samaria. Paul quoted verse 14, "O death, I will be thy plagues," in his teaching on the resurrection.
Matthew 22
[Bible]Matthew 22 contains the parable of the wedding feast; the questions put to Jesus by the Pharisees, the Herodians, the Sadducees, and a lawyer concerning tribute, the resurrection, and the great commandment; and Jesus' counter-question about the son of David.
Romans 6
[Bible]Romans 6 answers the question of whether believers who are under grace may continue in sin. It explains that those who have been united with Christ's death and resurrection through baptism have been freed from being servants of sin and have become servants of God.
Acts 17
[Bible]Acts 17 recounts how Paul, during his second missionary journey, preaches the gospel in Thessalonica and Berea and meets opposition, and then, at the Areopagus in Athens, uses the altar "to the unknown God" as a starting point to proclaim the Creator and the resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:28
[Bible Verses]A verse in 1 Corinthians 15, the chapter on the resurrection and the last things, stating that after all things have been subjected to the Son, the Son himself will also be subject to the Father, "that God may be all in all." It has been cited frequently in Trinitarian and Christological debates.