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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaidεἶπενto her,αὐτῇ“IἘγώamεἰμιthe resurrectionἡ ἀνάστασιςandκαὶthe life.ἡ ζωήWhoeverὁbelievesπιστεύωνinεἰςme,ἐμὲeven ifκἂνhe dies,ἀποθάνῃwill live,ζήσεται
John 11:25
Study it in the app“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,”
With Lazarus dead, he says: “I am the resurrection and the life”Who Jesus IsMartha says who Jesus is, grieving her brotherFaithJesus tells Martha: “I am the resurrection and the life”Death and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
John 11:25, 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- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastasis” appears- the lifeζωήzōē
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōē” appears- believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuōn” appears- even ifκἂνkan
even if
Raises an extreme case that does not change what is stated.
Where else “kan” appears- he diesἀποθάνῃapothanēi
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothanēi” appears- will liveζήσεταιzēsetai
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zēsetai” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some early manuscripts do not have “and the life.”
The context
24Martha says to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”
25 · This verse (above)
26and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die, ever. Do you believe this?”
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?