JOHN 11:25

I am the resurrection, and the life

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“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

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John 11:25 Translation & Meaning

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Jesus Ἰησοῦς Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites Jesus
said εἶπεν To speak or say (by word or writing) said
unto her, αὐτῇ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons unto her
I Ἐγώ I, me I
am εἰμι I exist (used only when emphatic) am
the The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
resurrection, ἀνάστασις A standing up again, i.e., (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth) resurrection
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
the The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
life: ζωή· Life (literally or figuratively) life
he The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) he
that believeth πιστεύων To have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e., credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ) believeth
in εἰς To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases in
me, ἐμὲ Me me
though yet κἂν And (or even) if though
he were dead, ἀποθάνῃ To die off (literally or figuratively) dead
shall he live: ζήσεται To live (literally or figuratively) live

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  • 23  Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

  • 24  Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

  • 25  Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

  • 26  And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

  • 27  She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.




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