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She saysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“Yes,ΝαίLord;κύριεIἐγὼhave believedπεπίστευκαthatὅτιyouσὺareεἶthe Messiah,ὁ χριστὸςthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof God,τοῦ θεοῦthe one whoὁcomesἐρχόμενοςintoεἰςthe world.”τὸν κόσμον
John 11:27
Study it in the app“She says to him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who comes into the world.””
Martha says who Jesus is, grieving her brotherFaith
With the Greek beneath
John 11:27, word by word
- She saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “YesΝαίNai
yes
Yes.
Where else “Nai” appears- Lordκύριεkyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrie” appears- have believedπεπίστευκαpepisteuka
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pepisteuka” appears- areεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- the Messiahχριστὸςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- the Sonυἱὸςhuios
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenos
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenos” appears- the worldκόσμονkosmon
creation
Everything God made.
Where else “kosmon” appears
The context
26and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die, ever. Do you believe this?”
27 · This verse (above)
28And having said this, she went away and called her sister Mary privately, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”
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?