John 11 · Verse 25

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:
John 11:25, King James Version

John 11:25 in other translations

BSBJesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
WEBJesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
ASVJesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;
YLTJesus said to her, ‘I am the rising again, and the life; he who is believing in me, even if he may die, shall live;
DARBYJesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;
BBEJesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;
WebsterJesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

What does John 11:25 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 25. I am the resurrection. I am the author or the cause of the resurrection. It so depends on my power and will, that it may be said that I am the resurrection itself. This is a most expressive way of saying that the whole doctrine of the resurrection came from him, and the whole power to effect it was his. In a similar manner he is said to be made of God unto us "wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctifcation, and redemption," 1Cor 1:30.

And the life. Jn 1:4. As the resurrection of all depends on him, he intimated that it was not indispensable that it should be deferred to the last day. He had power to do it now as well as then.

Though he were dead. Faith does not save from temporal death; but although the believer, as others, will die a temporal death, yet he will hereafter have life. Even if he dies, he shall hereafter live.

Shall he live. Shall be restored to life in the resurrection.

(n) "the resurrection" Jn 5:29 (o) "the life" Isa 38:16, Jn 14:6, 1Jn 1:2 (p) "though he were dead" Job 19:26, Isa 26:19, Rom 4:17

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 I am the resurrection, and the life - Thou sayest that thy brother shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day; but by whom shall he arise if not by Me, who am the author of the resurrection, and the source of life? And is it not as easy for me to raise him now as to raise him then? Thus our blessed Lord raises her hope, animates her faith, and teaches her that he was not a mere man, but the essential principle and author of existence. Though he were dead - Every man who has believed or shall believe in me, though his believing shall not prevent him from dying a natural death, yet his body shall be re-animated, and he shall live with me in an eternal glory. And every one who is now dead, dead to God, dead in trespasses and sins, if he believe in me, trust on me as his sole Savior, he shall live, shall be quickened by my Spirit, and live a life of faith, working by love.

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 11:25 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.

ΕἶπενEipenSaidG2036
αὐτῇautēato herG846
ὁho<the>G3588
Ἰησοῦς·IēsousJesus;G2424
ἐγώegōI myselfG1473
εἰμιeimiamG1510
ἡhētheG3588
ἀνάστασιςanastasisresurrectionG386
καὶkaiandG2532
ἡhētheG3588
ζωή·zōēlife;G2222
ὁhothe [one]G3588
πιστεύωνpisteuōnbelievingG4100
εἰςeisinG1519
ἐμὲemeMe myselfG1473
κἂνkaneven ifG2532
ἀποθάνῃapothanēhe shall dieG599
ζήσεται,zēsetaihe will live,G2198

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

Cross references for John 11:25

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:14

    For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

  • John 3:36

    He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  • 1 John 5:11-12

    And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

  • John 1:4

    In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

  • Romans 8:10-11

    And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

  • John 5:21

    For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

  • 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.

  • Romans 8:2

    For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

  • John 6:39-40

    And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  • John 6:44

    No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  • Philippians 3:20-21

    For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

  • Job 19:25-27

    For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am.
5:21; 6:39,40,44; Ro 5:17-19; 8:11; 1Co 15:20-26,43-57; 2Co 4:14
Php 3:10,20,21; 1Th 4:14; Re 20:5,10-15; 21:4
the life.
1:4; 5:26; 6:35; 14:6,19; Ps 36:9; Isa 38:16; Ac 3:15; Ro 8:2
Col 3:3,4; 1Jo 1:1,2; 5:11,12; Re 22:1,17
he that.
3:36; Job 19:25-27; Isa 26:19; Lu 23:43; Ro 4:17; 8:10,11,38,39
1Co 15:18,29; 2Co 5:1-8; Php 1:23; 1Th 4:14; Heb 11:13-16

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Context

  • 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:

  • John 11:26

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

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John 11:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dícele Jesús: Yo soy la resurrección y la vida: el que cree en mí, aunque esté muerto, vivirá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Jésus lui dit: Moi, je suis la résurrection et la vie: celui qui croit en moi, encore qu’il soit mort, vivra;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jesus sprach zu ihr: Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben; wer an mich glaubt, wird leben, auch wenn er gestorben ist;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit ei Jesus: Ego sum resurrectio et vita: qui credit in me, etiam si mortuus fuerit, vivet: