The Lord is risen indeed.

“The Lord is risen indeed” is a traditional Easter acclamation in Christianity, used to affirm belief in Jesus Christ’s resurrection. It is rooted in the earliest resurrection narratives and became embedded in liturgy and devotional practice as a call-and-response greeting, especially at Easter and during the Easter season. The phrase echoes the proclamation made by Jesus’ followers on the first Easter day, expressing both surprise and certainty that the resurrection has occurred. In many churches it functions as a communal confession of faith, often exchanged as “The Lord is risen!” / “He is risen indeed!”

The sentence is a compact declaration of the central Christian claim that Jesus has conquered death. “Indeed” adds emphasis: it is not merely hopeful rumor but affirmed reality. As a liturgical formula, it also works socially—binding a community through shared speech and shared belief. Theologically, it signals the turning point from mourning to joy and from fear to witness, implying that the resurrection changes the meaning of suffering and death. In devotional use, the phrase functions as reassurance and as a summons to live in light of the resurrection.

“And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.”

“The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.” (KJV)
“He is risen indeed.”
“The Lord has risen indeed.”