John 11:25

Jesus

The resurrection Eternal life Jesus Christ Death and loss

²³ “Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.

²⁴ Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

²⁶ And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

²⁷ “Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
KJV: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
WEB: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
ASV: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;
DARBY: Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;
BLB: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; the one believing in Me, even if he may die, he will live.

ÅB: Jesus sa til henne: Jeg er oppstandelsen og livet; den som tror på meg, om han enn dør, skal han dog leve,
OTB: Jesus sa til henne: "Jeg er oppstandelsen og livet. Den som tror på Meg vil leve, selv om han dør;
B1930: Jesus sa til henne: Jeg er opstandelsen og livet; den som tror på mig, om han enn dør, skal han dog leve,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Short explanation

Jesus says he is the resurrection and the life. He points not only to something that will happen one day, but to himself. Whoever believes in him will live, even though they die.

Context: Said to Martha at the grave of her brother Lazarus, before Jesus raises him.

See also: John 11:26, 1 Corinthians 15:20

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Cross references

1 Thessalonians 4:14
For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
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John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
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1 John 5:11–12
And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
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John 1:4
In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
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Romans 8:10–11
But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
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John 5:21
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
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Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
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Romans 8:2
For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
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