Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed.

This acclamation is a traditional Easter greeting in many Christian communities, exchanged especially on Easter Sunday and throughout the Easter season. One person proclaims the resurrection—“Christ is risen” (or “Christ is risen indeed”)—and the other responds affirming it—“The Lord is risen indeed” (or “He is risen indeed”). It functions as a liturgical call-and-response that encapsulates the central proclamation of Christianity: that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. The wording is closely tied to the language of the King James Bible in Luke 24:34 (“The Lord is risen indeed”), and it has been widely used in Anglican, Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant worship and devotional practice for centuries.

The exchange is both confession and celebration. By stating “Christ is risen” and answering “The Lord is risen indeed,” speakers publicly affirm the resurrection as a historical and theological reality, not merely a metaphor. The repetition (“risen … risen indeed”) intensifies certainty and communal solidarity: faith is voiced, heard, and echoed back. As a compact creed, it signals the turning point of the Christian narrative—death overcome and hope renewed—and it frames Easter not only as remembrance but as present-tense proclamation. The call-and-response form also emphasizes that belief is shared and transmitted within a community rather than held privately.

1) “Christ is risen!” / “He is risen indeed!”
2) “The Lord is risen!” / “He is risen indeed!”
3) “Christos anesti!” / “Alithos anesti!” (Greek: “Christ is risen!” / “Truly He is risen!”)