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80 Easter Quotes

Delve into these Easter quotes to remind you of the significance this day holds. Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and is held on the Sunday following the first full moon after the northern spring equinox. It also marks the completion of lent which reflects the period in which Jesus fasted and suffered in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights before he started his ministry. Let this be a time to remember the sacrifices he made for humanity, to show our unconditional love for one another and to cherish the life we have thanks to Jesus Christ.


  1. It is Easter. This is a season when we reflect on the suffering, sacrifice, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Emily Belle Freeman, Celebrating a Christ-Centered Easter
    Inspirational Sayings



  2. The resurrection of Jesus is the most amazing miracle of all time. It is well documented that not only one person saw Him but hundreds. Catherine Pulsifer
    Amazing



  3. He bore sin's heavy burden, the deeds of all mankind, the cross brought freedom, now salvation reigns! Greta Zwaan, I Saw
    Jesus




    4. Happy Easter! On this day we celebrate how our Savior Jesus stood for us and took the punishment that we deserved. But it wasn't a sacrifice, it was a victory! Dr. David Jeremiah

  4. Happy Easter! On this day we celebrate how our Savior Jesus stood for us and took the punishment that we deserved. But it wasn't a sacrifice, it was a victory! Dr. David Jeremiah
    Thought For The Day




    5. . . . Easter promises that what God does in the resurrection of Jesus is God's intention for the entire creation. James A. Harnish

  5. . . . Easter promises that what God does in the resurrection of Jesus is God's intention for the entire creation. James A. Harnish, Easter Earthquake
    Trust God




  6. Let’s walk with him. Let’s see how Jesus spent his final days. Enter the holy week and observe. Feel his passion. Sense his power. Hear his promise that death has no power. Max Lucado, On Calvary's Hill.
    Journey




    7. Praise God! His Son is risen! And death has no power. . . Greta Zwaan

  7. Praise God! His Son is risen! And death has no power,
    He is the mighty conqueror, e'en in life's darkest hour.
    Greta Zwaan, He Did It
    Easter Poems




    8. But what appeared to be a defeat was actually the greatest victory of all. Eugene H. Peterson
  8. But what appeared to be a defeat was actually the greatest victory of all. In his death, Jesus defeated sin. On Easter morning, death too was defeated. Eugene H. Peterson, The Message of Easter
    Inspirational Quotes




  9. He paid on the rugged cross to have you and I cleansed of our guilt and sins. For it was during Easter that Jesus Christ re-wrote the story of mankind. Francis Okumu, Easter
    Destiny




    10. Jesus did not come to make God's love possible, but to make God's love visible.

  10. Jesus did not come to make God's love possible, but to make God's love visible. Author Unknown
    Jesus Poems




  11. I pray that, as you read this, you will experience, as if for the first time, the scale and wonder of God’s love; and come, at the end of Lent, to the great festival of Easter knowing afresh what it means for God to love you and what it means to serve him in the world. Stephen Cottrell, I Thirst
    Reading




    12. After Your Son lay three days in a dark hole, you turned the darkest Friday into the brightest Sunday. Max Lucado

  12. After Your Son lay three days in a dark hole, you turned the darkest Friday into the brightest Sunday. Max Lucado, God Is With You Every Day
    Sunday




  13. Easter can be the highlight of the year. Better than Christmas. Bigger than a birthday. And about so much more than just chocolate. Ed Drew, The Wonder of Easter:
    Meaningful




    14. We shall never understand the extent of God's love in Christ at the Cross until we understand that we shall never have to stand before the judgment of God for our sins Billy Graham

  14. We shall never understand the extent of God's love in Christ at the Cross until we understand that we shall never have to stand before the judgment of God for our sins Billy Graham
    God's Love





  15. As My Love moves within your heart, spirit, mind, and will, you will learn what it is truly like to be an Easter person spiritually. John Palmer, Easter Love
    God's Love





    16. Easter is an answer. It is such a dramatic, earthshaking answer that for nearly twenty centuries, artists of every kind and quality have been trying to portray its significance. J. Ellsworth Kalas

  16. Easter is an answer. It is such a dramatic, earthshaking answer that for nearly twenty centuries, artists of every kind and quality have been trying to portray its significance. J. Ellsworth Kalas, Easter from the Back Side
    God's Love




  17. How can we joyfully anticipate Easter Sunday's power without mournfully remembering our weakness? Christopher Greer, Easter is Coming
    Joy



  18. Easter celebrates an event that proved Jesus was who he claimed to be. He was God in the flesh, and he came to Earth to save us. And that meant he had to die for us. Rick Warren
    God



    19. We celebrate Good Friday each year. We call it good now, but two thousand years ago, on the day when Jesus was crucified, it didn’t look like a good Friday. Joel Osteen

  19. We celebrate Good Friday each year. We call it "good" now, but two thousand years ago, on the day when Jesus was crucified, it didn’t look like a good Friday. Joel Osteen, Blessed in the Darkness
    Good




    20. The world is waking up after a long winter. Easter is a time to celebrate life! Trudi Strain Trueit

  20. The world is waking up after a long winter. Easter is a time to celebrate life! Trudi Strain Trueit, Easter
    Poems about Life




    21. The Good News is that the death and Resurrection of Jesus give us access to God. In other words, we can only get to Heaven by trusting in God through his Son, Jesus Christ. Rick Warren

  21. The Good News is that the death and Resurrection of Jesus give us access to God. In other words, we can only get to Heaven by trusting in God through his Son, Jesus Christ. Rick Warren
    Heaven



  22. As we celebrate the Resurrection this Easter, let us remember that it is His life alone by which we must be revived daily until He returns. Dr. David Jeremiah
    Inspirational Quotes about Life



  23. If Jesus forgave those who nailed Him to the cross, and if God forgives you and me, how can you withhold your forgiveness from someone else? Anne Graham Lotz
    Forgiveness



  24. The Hallmark version of Easter is not the real deal. The real story is as manly as manly gets. Michael Burns, Easter: Beyond the Bunny
    Wise



    25. Easter is why we don't give up. Dr. David Jeremiah

  25. Easter is why we don't give up. Dr. David Jeremiah
    Giving Up




    26. . . . Jesus Christ offered himself as a sacrifice so that we could be all saved from sin. Francis Okumu

  26. Easter is significantly symbolic to Christians in that during that period, Jesus Christ offered himself as a sacrifice so that we could be all saved from sin. Francis Okumu, Easter: Meaning, Poems, And Trivia
    Appreciation




    27. Whatever you are facing right now, remember the empty tomb: Jesus is alive, and because of that, we win in the end! Sheila Walsh

  27. Whatever you are facing right now, remember the empty tomb: Jesus is alive, and because of that, we win in the end! Sheila Walsh, 5 Minutes with Jesus
    Words of Faith



  28. The Easter Experience is meant to be just that: an experience. During the Easter Experience we will feel . . . meet . . . enter the last few hours of Jesus' natural life as well as the first few hours of His resurrected life. City on a Hill, Easter Experience Participant's Guide
    Positive



  29. Easter is a time that family and friends get together. Some for religious purposes and some to celebrate the arrival of Spring. Either way it is a celebration of renewal and typically finds people with a positive outlook. Jean LeGrand, Easter Brunch
    Family



    30. God's love did not begin at Calvary. Before ..... God was love. Billy Graham
  30. God's love did not begin at Calvary. Before the morning stars sang together, before the world was baptized with the first light, before the first blades of tender grass peeped out, God was love. Billy Graham
    Possibilities



  31. This week, whatever you may be facing, remember that in three short days, the disciples and family of Christ went from hopelessness to hopeful - from devastation to celebration, from defeat to victory! Because of the cross and the tomb, you have a hope in Christ! Sheri Easter, Eyes Wide Open
    Hope



    32. Today is Easter, but what does it mean? It's a time of renewal for each and everything. Sharon Gardner
  32. Today is Easter, but what does it mean? It's a time of renewal for each and everything. Sharon Gardner, Holidays in Poem for the Heart of a Child
    New Beginnings



  33. In terms of an image, this is what Lent is meant to be, time in the desert to courageously face the chaos and the demons within us and to let God do battle with them through us. The result is that we are purified, made ready, so the intoxicating joy of Easter might then bind us more closely to God and each other. Ron Rolheiser OMI, Daybreaks
    Courage



  34. And Easter, the most important church festival, offers the perfect opportunity to examine the relationship between the spiritual and the secular, the sacred and the profane, and between humanity and God. Michael Arditti, Easter
    Opportunity



    35. But no one of any age can get to Easter joy without knowing what happened on Friday. Carolyn C. Brown
  35. We want to shield children from the ugly story of how people turned on Jesus and killed him. But no one of any age can get to Easter joy without knowing what happened on Friday. Carolyn C. Brown, Sharing the Easter Faith with Children
    Children



  36. If Advent/Christmas is a revelation of God's presence with us, then Lent/Easter is a revelation of God’s desire to use all of life for our wholeness and our healing - the revelation that he will pull life from death. Greg Pennoyer, God For Us Reader's Edition
    Life and Death



  37. In many Christian traditions, the period before Easter is seen as a time of spiritual preparation for the day we later celebrate and welcome the "grand miracle" Christ accomplished through the cross. Michael G. Maudlin
    Miracle



    38. Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance. Reba McEntire
  38. Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance. Reba McEntire
    Words of Encouragement



  39. The beauty and majesty of the Lenten and Easter season is that the grace of God flows freely to those who confess their sins and seek God's healing touch. Brian Simmons, Jeremy Bouma, Grace and Hope
    God's Grace Quotes



  40. The cross could never hold Me, my Father set me free; I live! I walk in glory! No grave had claims on me. Greta Zwaan, Christ's Obituary
    Death



  41. The church arrives at Easter, the oldest and most sacred feast of the Christian year, by way of a fast. Like Advent, the season of Lent has given Christians throughout history a period of time to prepare for the coming holiday through practices of reflection, repentance, prayer, and self-restraint. Beth Bevis
    Prayer



    42. His sacrifice is the heart of the story. But not the end of the story. Liz Curtis Higgs
  42. His sacrifice is the heart of the story. But not the end of the story. The Lord's resurrection is the most glorious, victorious moment in history. Liz Curtis Higgs, The Women of Easter
    Inspirational Messages



  43. I thought Christmas and Easter were about Santa Claus and bunny rabbits, and truthfully, I didn't know anything about Jesus until I was in my 20's. DavidPaul Doyle, Candace Doyle, The Voice for Love
    Christmas Quotes



  44. No one in Jerusalem would have believed the preaching for a minute if the tomb was not empty. Skeptics could have easily produced Jesus’ rotted corpse. Also, Paul could not be telling people in a public document that there were scores of eyewitnesses alive if there were not." Tim Keller
    Truth



    45. Easter is the holiest day of the year for Christians. Laura Sommers
  45. Easter is the holiest day of the year for Christians. It is a time for family gatherings to celebrate their faith as well as the beginning of Spring. Laura Sommers, Easter Recipes
    Faith



  46. As Jesus poured out His life, people must have passed by without a glance. In a small way, are you pouring out your life for those who don't notice? Jesus understands. Anne Graham Lotz
    Appreciation Poems



  47. Therefore, as important as Christmas is… Good Friday and Easter Sunday are actually more important because they represent deliverance from eternal punishment and the granting of eternal life in Heaven for the believer. Chase Thompson, .Easter: Fact or Fiction
    Believe



    48. On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer. Douglas Horton
  48. On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer. Douglas Horton
    Famous



  49. How long do you celebrate Easter? A day? A morning? Did you know you're supposed to get a full fifty days? The Easter season lasts for seven weeks! Bill Powell, Easter by Heart
    Inspirational Thoughts



    50. Easter begins at Christmas. Joy to the world!
  50. As John puts it, "Easter begins at Christmas. Joy to the world! For unto us a child is born; unto us a Son is given. Away in a manger. Silent night. This is where it begins. And yet we know the rest of the story. This baby was born for one primary purpose: to die." Kenneth D. Boa, Once-A-Day 40 Days to Easter Devotional
    Christmas Poems



  51. In the second century, Christians began using eggs as a symbol of Christ's resurrection. Just as a chick breaks out of the shell of the egg in order to live, so Christ "broke out" of the tomb in his resurrection on Easter morning. Ken Untener, The Little White Book for Easter
    Inspirational Poems



  52. We no longer live within the day on which death seemed victorious. We live in the day that came three days after. We call it Easter. Marcia Laycock, Celebrate This Day
    Encouraging Bible Verses



    53. Please, Lord, be with me at every moment and in every place. Henri J. M. Nouwen
  53. Please, Lord, be with me at every moment and in every place. Give me the strength and the courage to live this season faithfully, so that, when Easter comes, I will be able to taste with joy the new life that you have prepared for me. Henri J. M. Nouwen, Show Me the Way
    Prayers



  54. On Easter Sunday the rising of Jesus from the dead is commemorated, and that being so it is regarded by the Christian Church as a day of great joy. In the old times, indeed, it was called the Sunday of Joy, and in the Eastern world it is still called the Bright Day. Hamish Hendry, Holidays & Happy Days
    Happiness



  55. Lent is the desert season, when we go out into the harsh places of the spirit to find the living water believers will celebrate at Easter. Genevieve Glen, Not By Bread Alone
    Quote of the Day



    56. have a happy Easter as you gather with one another to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. Charles Stanley
  56. . . . have a happy Easter as you gather with one another to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. Let this holiday be a reminder of the victory that we have in Christ, who overcame death and has promised that we too will be resurrected when He returns for us. Charles Stanley
    Happy



  57. In the most solemn week of the Christian year, the week leading up to Easter, it was the narratives of Matthew and John that were used in public worship and that eventually attracted the great musical settings like those of Johann Sebastian Bach. Rowan Williams, Meeting God in Mark
    Music



  58. ... Easter reminds us that Jesus has always used women to propel His kingdom in mighty ways. Christine Caine
    Encouraging



    59. It's impossible to reflect upon Easter and all of its hardships without letting it reflect in and through us. Stacy Voss
  59. It's impossible to reflect upon Easter and all of its hardships without letting it reflect in and through us. Stacy Voss, Reflecting Easter
    Challenges



  60. When we think about the events of the first Easter, it's easy to rush to the Sunday morning. But pause, and wait, and think. Take time to come alongside these grieving women - because it's only when you get inside the dashed hopes of these ladies that you are prepared to begin to appreciate what happens next. Mike McKinley, The Resurrection in Your Life
    Grief



  61. The Easter egg became so popular a symbol of Easter because it is like a tomb sealed out of which comes life. Steve Pease, The Easter Story
    Christian Quotes about Life



  62. As we think of the upcoming rebirth of spring, perhaps we can consider that just as the daffodil and tulip bulbs buried in the ground all winter require good soil, water, and sunshine to burst forth and brighten our spring days, so, too, fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are necessary ingredients to nurture our spiritual growth on our Lenten journey to Easter. Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle, Bringing Lent Home with Mother Teresa
    Nature



    63. We can celebrate today because of what Jesus has accomplished. David Ramos
  63. We can celebrate today because of what Jesus has accomplished. Let us never forget that our salvation came at such a high cost. Thankfully, one which was paid by our Savior. David Ramos, The Shadow of Gethsemane
    Thanksgiving



  64. He has risen. Three words that can wipe away all the loss and grief of the past days. Three words that change everything. Mike McKinley, The Resurrection in Your Life
    Change The World



  65. Lent is a doozy of a Christian celebration:... It's also a remembrance of Christ's suffering, a reminder of his difficult sojourn on earth, and an incredible way to make Easter more than just a day for Cadbury eggs. Heather Caliri, Word Made Art: Lent
    Poems about Faith



    66. The earthshaking promise of Easter is that God has not forsaken any of us. James A. Harnish
  66. The earthshaking promise of Easter is that God has not forsaken any of us. The risen Christ will meet us along the confused, chaotic, fearful paths of our lives and speak the same words the women hear at the tomb, "Do not be afraid." James A. Harnish, Easter Earthquake
    Fear



  67. The Bible says, "He will send down help from heaven to save me because of his love" (Psalm 57:3a TLB). That's what Jesus did on Easter. He sent himself from Heaven to save us because of his love. So you can bring your problems to God, because he has the answer. Rick Warren
    Problem



  68. "He is risen! Gone back to glory!" The angels rejoice with great zeal! The portals of heaven are ringing, "SALVATION! Salvation is real!" Greta Zwaan, Heaven's Reaction
    Angel



  69. Success is merely failure turned inside out. If we look at the Easter story, we see that Good Friday was an absolute disaster. The disciples panicked and fled. Then, on Easter Sunday, Christ rose from the dead. Angus Buchan, Living a Mighty Faith
    Failure



    70. Easter reveals the achievement of full Christhood by the Master and reveals the way by which we can attain immortality. Joel S. Goldsmith
  70. Whereas "Christmas brings the promise of peace on earth" to all, within all, "Easter reveals the achievement of full Christhood by the Master and reveals the way by which we can attain immortality. Joel S. Goldsmith, The Easter Letters
    Peace



  71. Do not go to an Easter service to hear the best news in the world without bringing someone with you who needs to hear it for the first time. Rick Warren
    Sharing



    72. When Jesus died on the cross, He also rose from the dead to break the power of death over anyone who receives His life. Stormie Omartian
  72. When Jesus died on the cross, He also rose from the dead to break the power of death over anyone who receives His life. Jesus conquered death - whether at the end of life or in the multiple ways that we face death daily. Stormie Omartian
    Top Ten Inspirational Quotes



  73. It's impossible to reflect upon Easter and all of its hardships without letting it reflect in and through us. Stacy Voss, Reflecting Easter
    Encouraging Poems



  74. ... three women of Easter ...poured out their lives for their beloved Teacher in much the same way the women of Christmas - Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna - honored and served the infant Jesus. Mary of Bethany ... Mary of Nazareth ... Mary Magdalene. Liz Curtis Higgs, The Women of Easter
    Hope Poem



  75. When our children were growing, we'd often choose something to give up for Lent as a family - a small sacrifice to remind us of Jesus' amazing sacrifice for us. . .  Sharon Hinck
    Choices



  76. The Easter earthquake invites us into a new creation: a creation . . . In this new creation, the tomb does not signal the end of Jesus' story but the beginning of the reign of his love, grace, justice, and peace. James A. Harnish, Easter Earthquake
    Thanksgiving Poems



  77. Easter is too grand an occasion to be experienced adequately in a single day. Our ancestors in the faith realized this and over a period of time developed a season of preparation. We call that season Lent. J. Ellsworth Kalas, Easter from the Back Side
    Preparation



  78. We will give way no more to doubts and fears, but we will say to one another, "He is risen indeed: therefore let our hearts be glad." Charles Spurgeon, Twelve Sermons on the Resurrection
    Doubt



  79. He died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less. C. S. Lewis
    Daily Inspiration



  80. Everything connected with Easter is showing the reality of why we have faith in the future, with optimism and hope for eternal life with God in Heaven. Steve Pease, The Easter Story
    Optimistic


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