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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto her,αὐτῇ“Your brotherὁ ἀδελφός σουwill rise again.”Ἀναστήσεται
John 11:23
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Jesus tells Martha: “I am the resurrection and the life”Death and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
John 11:23, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “Your brotherἀδελφόςadelphos
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphos” appears- will rise againἈναστήσεταιAnastēsetai
rise
To come back to life.
Where else “Anastēsetai” appears
The context
22And even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”
23 · This verse (above)
24Martha says to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?