Verse 9

For this reason Christ died, returned to life, and rose again, so that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

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  • Rev 1:18 : 18 'the living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.'
  • Matt 28:18 : 18 Then Jesus came closer and spoke to them, saying, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.'
  • Luke 24:26 : 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?"
  • Acts 10:42 : 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the one appointed by God to be the judge of the living and the dead.
  • Heb 12:2 : 2 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
  • 1 Pet 4:5 : 5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
  • Isa 53:10-12 : 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer. When you make his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand. 11 After his suffering, he will see the result and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death and was numbered with the transgressors. He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
  • 1 Pet 1:21 : 21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
  • Rev 2:8 : 8 To the angel of the church in Smyrna, write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who was dead and came to life:
  • 2 Cor 5:14 : 14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
  • Eph 1:20-23 : 20 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And He put all things under His feet and made Him head over all things for the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
  • Phil 2:9-9 : 9 Therefore God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow—in heaven, on earth, and under the earth— 11 and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
  • 2 Tim 4:1 : 1 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, by His appearing and His kingdom:
  • John 5:22-23 : 22 'For the Father judges no one, but He has entrusted all judgment to the Son.' 23 'So that everyone may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.'
  • John 5:27-29 : 27 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not be amazed at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice. 29 And they will come out: those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.
  • Acts 10:36 : 36 He sent the message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.