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andκαὶeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁlivesζῶνandκαὶbelievesπιστεύωνinεἰςmeἐμὲwill neverοὐ μὴdie,ἀποθάνῃever.εἰς τὸν αἰῶναDo you believeπιστεύειςthis?”τοῦτο
John 11:26
Study it in the app“and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die, ever. Do you believe this?””
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 11:26, word by word
- livesζῶνzōn
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōn” appears- believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuōn” appears- dieἀποθάνῃapothanēi
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothanēi” appears- everαἰῶναaiōna
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōna” appears
The context
25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
26 · This verse (above)
27She says to him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who comes into the world.”
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?