An Easter card can be joyful, faithful or a little silly, depending on who it is for. Below are Easter wishes and messages for family, friends and kids, religious Easter wishes, Easter, Good Friday and Palm Sunday Bible verses (NIV), and Easter quotes.
Article contents
- When Is Easter?
- How to Write an Easter Card
- Short Easter Wishes
- Easter Wishes for Family and Friends
- Religious Easter Wishes
- Easter Bible Verses
- Good Friday Bible Verses
- Palm Sunday Bible Verses
- Easter Quotes
- Easter Wishes for Kids
- Easter Messages for a Son, Daughter, Niece or Nephew
- Funny Easter Wishes
- Frequently Asked Questions
When Is Easter?
Easter 2027 is Sunday, March 28. Palm Sunday is March 21 and Good Friday is March 26. The date changes every year because Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring.
How to Write an Easter Card
- Open with "Happy Easter." Or "He is risen!" for a religious card.
- Add a personal line. A plan to see them, a memory or a spring wish.
- Add a verse if they share your faith.
- Sign with love.
Example: "Happy Easter, Aunt Carol! We are looking forward to your lamb cake and the egg hunt in your backyard. See you Sunday. Love, the Martins"
Short Easter Wishes
- Happy Easter!
- Wishing you a joyful Easter.
- Happy Easter to you and your family.
- Hoppy Easter!
- Wishing you a bright and happy spring.
- Happy Easter! Enjoy the ham and the chocolate.
- Sending Easter love your way.
- Wishing you sunshine and jelly beans this Easter.
Easter Wishes for Family and Friends
- Happy Easter! We are so glad we get to spend the day together.
- Wishing your family a happy Easter full of good food and time together.
- Happy Easter from our house to yours.
- Missing you this Easter. Save me a deviled egg for next year.
- Happy Easter, Mom and Dad. Thank you for every egg hunt and every Easter basket.
- Happy Easter, Grandma! Your Easter dinner is still the best one all year.
- Wishing you a relaxing Easter weekend and the start of a beautiful spring.
- Happy Easter to my favorite neighbors.
Religious Easter Wishes
- He is risen! Happy Easter.
- He is risen indeed! Wishing you a blessed Easter.
- May the joy of the risen Lord fill your home this Easter.
- Wishing you a blessed Easter and the hope that comes with it.
- Celebrating the risen Christ with you this Easter.
- May the hope of Easter stay with you all year long.
- Praying you feel God's love in a new way this Easter.
- Happy Easter! Christ is risen, and that changes everything.
Easter Bible Verses
These Easter verses are quoted from the New International Version (NIV). Write one at the top of the card and your own wish below it.
- “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” (Matthew 28:6)
- “By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also.” (1 Corinthians 6:14)
- “Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you.” (Psalm 118:25-26)
- “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.” (1 Peter 2:24)
- “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)
- “They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.” (Luke 24:2-3)
- “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” (John 11:25)
- “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)
- “For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.” (Romans 6:9)
- “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.” (1 Peter 1:3)
- “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.” (1 John 5:13)
- “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18)
- “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations.” (Luke 24:46-47)
- “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself!” (Luke 24:38-39)
- “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
Good Friday Bible Verses
Good Friday remembers the crucifixion of Jesus. These verses are quoted from the New International Version (NIV).
- "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." (Isaiah 53:5)
- "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)
- "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." (John 15:13)
- "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2:20)
- "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21)
- "When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.' With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." (John 19:30)
Palm Sunday Bible Verses
Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, marks Jesus arriving in Jerusalem.
- "They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, 'Hosanna!' 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!' 'Blessed is the king of Israel!'" (John 12:13)
- "The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, 'Hosanna to the Son of David!' 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!' 'Hosanna in the highest heaven!'" (Matthew 21:9)
- "Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." (Zechariah 9:9)
Easter Quotes
A short quote can go at the top of an Easter card, with your own wish below it.
- "Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there." (Clarence W. Hall)
- "The great gift of Easter is hope." (Basil Hume)
- "Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness." (Floyd W. Tomkins)
- "He is risen. He is risen indeed." (Traditional Easter greeting)
Easter Wishes for Kids
- Happy Easter! Hope the Easter Bunny finds you.
- You are one egg-cellent kid. Happy Easter!
- Hope your basket is full of all your favorites.
- Happy Easter! Good luck at the egg hunt.
- Somebunny loves you! Happy Easter.
- Happy Easter, little one. Save a chocolate egg for me.
Easter Messages for a Son, Daughter, Niece or Nephew
- Happy Easter, son. We are so glad you are home for the weekend.
- Happy Easter to our girl. We love you more than all the chocolate in your basket.
- Happy Easter, sweet niece. Can't wait to see your Easter dress.
- Happy Easter, buddy! Save me a jelly bean.
- Wishing you a happy Easter, and a quick drive home for dinner.
Funny Easter Wishes
- Some bunny loves you. It's me. Happy Easter!
- Happy Easter! Calories don't count if they come in egg shapes.
- I hope the Easter Bunny brings you the good chocolate, not the hollow kind.
- Happy Easter! Let's have a hopping good time.
- Egg-specting a great Easter for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you write in an Easter card?
Wish them a happy Easter, add a personal line about the day or spring, and include a Bible verse if they share your faith.
What is a religious Easter greeting?
"He is risen!" is a traditional Easter greeting. The traditional reply is "He is risen indeed!"
When is Easter 2027?
Easter 2027 is Sunday, March 28.
For more, see our Bible verses of encouragement and Christian cards, or use the Message Finder. Our Spring Florals, Butterfly Garden and Christian Cross sets are blank inside, so they work well as Easter cards.
