26 Good Friday and Easter Sunday Bible Verses for Reflection & Worship

Few holidays are more sacred to Christians than Good Friday and Easter. On Good Friday we remember the death of Jesus on our behalf. We call to mind His suffering in our place and express our gratitude to Him for His incredible sacrifice. 

As we celebrate Easter, we reflect on the glorious truth that Jesus rose from the dead. Death could not hold Him. He is the Author of Life and His resurrection is proof that He paid the penalty for all our sins. 

What follows are 26 powerful Good Friday and Easter Sunday Bible verses. These verses should encourage you, move you to worship, and give you great hope. Let these words inspire you and fill you with joy today. 

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Bible Verses About Good Friday

Good Friday holds deep significance in the Christian faith as the day Jesus willingly suffered and died on the cross for the sins of the world. It is a solemn yet powerful reminder of God’s immense love and the sacrifice Christ made to redeem humanity. From a biblical perspective, Good Friday fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah’s suffering (Isaiah 53:5) and serves as the cornerstone of salvation.

Reflecting on Bible verses about Jesus’ crucifixion helps center our hearts on His selfless love, deepens our gratitude for His grace, and prepares us spiritually for the joy of Easter Sunday.

As we meditate on Scriptures recounting His suffering and final words, we are drawn closer to Jesus, recognizing both the weight of our sin and the victory of His resurrection. This reflection turns sorrow into hope, guiding us to celebrate Easter with renewed faith in the power of His resurrection and the promise of eternal life.

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1. He Will Crush The Serpent

✝️ Genesis 3:15

And I will put enmity

    between you and the woman,

    and between your offspring and hers;

he will crush[b] your head,

    and you will strike his heel.”

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2. He Bore Our Sins

✝️ Isaiah 53:4-6

Surely he took up our pain

    and bore our suffering,

yet we considered him punished by God,

    stricken by him, and afflicted.

But he was pierced for our transgressions,

    he was crushed for our iniquities;

the punishment that brought us peace was on him,

    and by his wounds we are healed.

We all, like sheep, have gone astray,

    each of us has turned to our own way;

and the Lord has laid on him

    the iniquity of us all.

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3. My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? 

✝️ Psalm 22:1-2

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

    Why are you so far from saving me,

    so far from my cries of anguish?

My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,

    by night, but I find no rest.

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4. By His Wounds You Are Healed

✝️ 1 Peter 2:24

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

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5. Christ Died For Us When We Were Powerless

 ✝️ Romans 5:6-8

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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6. They Will Mock Him

✝️ Mark 10:33-34

“We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him.”

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7. He Will Be In The Earth Three Days

✝️ Matthew 12:40

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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8. Forsaken By God

✝️ Mark 15:33

At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

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9. He Gave Up His Spirit

✝️ Matthew 27:50-54

And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[e] went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”

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10. For God So Loved The World

✝️ John 3:16-17

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

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Bible Verses About Easter

Easter is the cornerstone of the Christian faith, celebrating the victorious resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Biblically, it fulfills God’s promise of redemption, proving Jesus’ power over sin and death (1 Corinthians 15:55-57) and affirming Him as the true Messiah.

The resurrection is not just a historical event—it is the foundation of our hope, assuring us that through Christ, we have eternal life (John 11:25).

Reflecting on Bible verses about Easter deepens our understanding of God’s love and strengthens our faith in His promises. As we meditate on Scriptures that proclaim His triumph, we are reminded that our salvation is secured, our sins are forgiven, and we are called to walk in the newness of life (Romans 6:4). This spiritual reflection prepares our hearts to celebrate Easter with joy, gratitude, and a renewed commitment to following Jesus.

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11. I Am The Resurrection and the Life

✝️ John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'

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12. Born Again To A Living Hope

✝️ 1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

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13. Testify To The Resurrection

✝️ Acts 4:33

With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God's grace was so powerfully at work in them all.

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14. He Is Risen!

✝️ Luke 24:6

He is not here; he has risen!

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15. He Will Never Die Again

✝️ Romans 6:9

We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.

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16. He Will Raise Us Up

✝️ 1 Corinthians 6:14

And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.

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17. We Will Live With Him

✝️ Romans 6:8-10

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God

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18. God Raised Him From The Dead

✝️ Acts 3:15

You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead.

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19. You Will Be Saved

✝️ Romans 10:9

If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

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20.  He Is Not Here

✝️ Matthew 28:5-6

The angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.'

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21.  I Am The First And Last

✝️ Revelation 1:17-18

Don’t be afraid! I am the First and Last. I am the living one. I died, but look–I am alive forever and ever!

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22.  The Stone Had Been Rolled Away

✝️ Mark 16:1-4

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, 'Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?' But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.

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23.  We Believe Jesus Died and Rose Again

✝️ Thessalonians 4:14

For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

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24.  Of First Importance

✝️ 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.

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25. See The Place Where They Laid Him

✝️ Mark 16:6

“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.

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26. He Is Not Here!

✝️ Luke 24:5-8

“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” Then they remembered his words.

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Reflecting on the Sacrifice and Triumph: The Heart of Good Friday and Easter

This collection of Good Friday and Easter Bible verses serves as a profound reminder of the central events of Christian faith—the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Good Friday reflects the immense love and sacrifice Jesus made on behalf of humanity, fulfilling prophecies and laying the cornerstone of salvation.

Easter, on the other hand, is a celebration of triumph over death, affirming Jesus as the Messiah and instilling hope through His resurrection. Together, these passages inspire believers to meditate on the gravity of Christ’s sacrifice and the joy of His victory over sin and death. They encourage us to live with gratitude, renewed faith, and a commitment to embodying His teachings in our lives. As we remember the depth of Jesus’ love and the power of His resurrection, let us be moved to worship, embrace the promise of eternal life, and walk in the newness of life.

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