John 11:25–27
Martha says who Jesus is, grieving her brother
Study it word by word25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
26and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die, ever. Do you believe this?”
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.”
In its context
23Jesus says to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24Martha says to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”
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28And having said this, she went away and called her sister Mary privately, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”
29And she, when she heard it, got up quickly and went to him.
Its words in the original
- εἶπενeipen· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ἸησοῦςIēsous· 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).
- εἰμιeimi· be
Be, exist.
- ἀνάστασιςanastasis· resurrection
Resurrection: coming back to life after death.
- ζωήzōē· life
Life; the true life that God gives.
- πιστεύωνpisteuōn· believe
Believe, trust.
- κἂνkan· even if
Even if, and if; even.
- ἀποθάνῃapothanēi· die
Die.
- ζήσεταιzēsetai· live
Live, be alive.
- αἰῶναaiōna· age
Age: a long period of the world's time; "forever", literally "into the ages".
- ΝαίNai· yes
Yes.
- κύριεkyrie· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- χριστὸςchristos· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- υἱὸςhuios· son, Son
Son. Also descendant: "son of David" means one of King David's family, and is a title of the promised Messiah.
- θεοῦtheou· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- κόσμονkosmon· world
World: what God created; also humanity, and humanity living with its back turned to God.
- ἐρχόμενοςerchomenos· come, go
Come, arrive; go.