John 11 · Verse 24

John 11:24

Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
John 11:24, King James Version

John 11:24 in other translations

BSBMartha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
WEBMartha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
ASVMartha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
YLTMartha saith to him, ‘I have known that he will rise again, in the rising again in the last day;'
DARBYMartha says to him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection in the last day.
BBEMartha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.
WebsterMartha saith to him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

What does John 11:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:23-27

23-27. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again--purposely expressing Himself in general terms, to draw her out.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 24. At the last day. The day of judgment. Of this Martha was fully convinced; but this was not all which she desired. She in this manner delicately hinted what she did not presume expressly to declare-- her wish that Jesus might even now raise him up.

(m) "in the resurrection" Jn 5:29

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection - The doctrine of the resurrection of the dead was then commonly received; and though it was our Lord who fully exemplified it by his own resurrection, yet the opinion was common, not only among God's people, but among all those who believed in the God of Israel. The Jewish writings after the captivity are full of this doctrine. See 2 Maccabees 7:9, 14, 23, 36; 12:43; 14:46; Wis. 5:1, 7, 17; 6:6, 7. See also Josephus and the Targums, passim.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 11:17-32

Here was a house where the fear of God was, and on which his blessing rested; yet it was made a house of mourning. Grace will keep sorrow from the heart, but not from the house. When God, by his grace and providence, is coming towards us in ways of mercy and comfort, we should, like Martha, go forth by faith, hope, and prayer, to meet him. When Martha went to meet Jesus, Mary sat still in the house; this temper…

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John 11:24 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

λέγειlegeiSaysG3004
αὐτῷautōto himG846
Μάρθα·MarthaMartha;G3136
οἶδαoidaI know
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἀναστήσεταιanastēsetaihe will rise againG450
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
ἀναστάσειanastaseiresurrectionG386
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
ἐσχάτῃeschatēlastG2078
ἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraday.G2250

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 11:24

  • Daniel 12:2-3

    And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

  • Acts 24:15

    And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

  • John 5:28-29

    Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

  • Isaiah 26:19

    Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

  • Acts 17:31-32

    Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

  • Hosea 13:14

    I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

  • Luke 14:14

    And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

  • Psalms 17:15

    As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

  • Hosea 6:2

    After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

  • Isaiah 25:8

    He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

  • Matthew 22:23-32

    The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. …

  • Ezekiel 37:1-10

    The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I know.
5:28,29; Ps 17:15; 49:14,15; Isa 25:8; 26:19; Eze 37:1-10; Da 12:2,3
Ho 6:2; 13:14; Mt 22:23-32; Lu 14:14; Ac 17:31,32; 23:6-9; 24:15
Heb 11:35

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Context

  • John 11:23

    Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

  • John 11:24

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

  • John 11:25

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

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John 11:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Marta le dice: Yo sé que resucitará en la resurrección en el día postrero.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Marthe lui dit: Je sais qu’il ressuscitera en la résurrection, au dernier jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Martha spricht zu ihm: Ich weiß, daß er auferstehen wird in der Auferstehung am letzten Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dicit ei Martha: Scio quia resurget in resurrectione in novissimo die.