the resurrection
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14For if we believe that Jesus has died and risen again, so also will God bring back with Jesus those who sleep in him.
4And it happened that, while their minds were still confused about this, behold, two men stood beside them, in shining apparel. 5Then, since they were afraid and were turning their faces toward the ground, these two said to them: “Why do you seek the living with the dead? 6He is not here, for he has risen. Recall how he spoke to you, when he was still in Galilee, 7saying: ‘For the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’ ” 8And they called to mind his words.
24Martha said to him, “I know that he shall rise again, at the resurrection on the last day.” 25Jesus said to her: “I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in me, even though he has died, he shall live.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has regenerated us into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead:
1Then, on the first Sabbath, at very first light, they went to the tomb, carrying the aromatic spices that they had prepared. 2And they found the stone rolled back from the tomb. 3And upon entering, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4And it happened that, while their minds were still confused about this, behold, two men stood beside them, in shining apparel. 5Then, since they were afraid and were turning their faces toward the ground, these two said to them: “Why do you seek the living with the dead? 6He is not here, for he has risen. Recall how he spoke to you, when he was still in Galilee,
8But God demonstrates his love for us in that, while we were yet sinners, at the proper time,
18And I am alive, though I was dead. And, behold, I live forever and ever. And I hold the keys of death and of Hell.
21Through him, you have been faithful to God, who raised him up from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope would be in God.
14And you will be blessed because they do not have a way to repay you. So then, your recompense will be in the resurrection of the just.”
9For we know that Christ, in rising up from the dead, can no longer die: death no longer has dominion over him. 10For in as much as he died for sin, he died once. But in as much as he lives, he lives for God.