John 11 · Verse 26

John 11:26

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
John 11:26, King James Version

John 11:26 in other translations

BSBAnd everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
WEBWhoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
ASVand whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?
YLTand every one who is living and believing in me shall not die--to the age;
DARBYand every one who lives and believes on me shall never die. Believest thou this?
BBEAnd no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?
WebsterAnd whoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never die. Believest thou this?

What does John 11:26 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 26. Whosoever liveth. He had just spoken of the prospects of the pious dead. He now says that the same prospects are before the living who have like faith. Greek, "Every one living and believing on me."

Shall never die. As the dead, though dead, shall yet live, so the living shall have the same kind of life. They shall never come into eternal death. See Jn 6:50,51,54,58. Greek, "shall by no means die forever."

Believest thou this? This question was doubtless asked because it implied that he was then able to raise up Lazarus, and because it was a proper time for her to test her own faith. The time of affliction is a favourable period to try ourselves to ascertain whether we have faith. If we still have confidence in God, if we look to him for comfort in such seasons, it is good evidence that we are his friends. He that loves God when he takes away his comforts, has the best evidence possible of true attachment to him.

(q) "whosoever" Jn 3:15, 4:14

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 Shall never die - Or, Shall not die for ever. Though he die a temporal death. he shall not continue under its power for ever; but shall have a resurrection to life eternal. Believest thou this? - God has determined to work in the behalf of men only in proportion to their faith in him: it was necessary, therefore, that these persons should be well instructed concerning his nature, that they might find no obstacles to their faith. These sisters had considered him only as a prophet hitherto; and it was necessary that they should now be farther instructed, that, as God was to exert himself, they might believe that God was there.

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 11:26 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.

καὶkaiandG2532
πᾶςpaseveryoneG3956
ὁhowhoG3588
ζῶνzōnis livingG2198
καὶkaiandG2532
πιστεύωνpisteuōnbelievingG4100
εἰςeisinG1519
ἐμὲemeMe myselfG1473
οὐoucertainlyG3756
μὴmēnotG3361
ἀποθάνῃapothanēhe shall dieG599
εἰςeistoG1519
τὸνtontheG3588
αἰῶνα.aiōnaage.G165
πιστεύειςpisteueisBelieve youG4100
τοῦτο;toutothis?G3778

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

Cross references for John 11:26

  • John 10:28

    And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

  • John 5:24

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

  • Romans 8:13

    For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

  • 1 John 5:10-12

    He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 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 8:51-53

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

  • John 6:54-58

    Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. …

  • John 3:15-18

    That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

  • John 6:50-51

    This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

  • John 4:14

    But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

  • John 14:10

    Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

  • Matthew 9:28

    And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

  • John 9:35

    Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
whosoever.
3:15-18; 4:14; 5:24; 6:50,54-58; 8:52,53; 10:28; Ro 8:13; 1Jo 5:10-12
Believest.
9:35; 14:10; Mt 9:28; 26:53; Mr 9:23

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Context

  • 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?

  • John 11:27

    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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John 11:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y todo aquel que vive y cree en mí, no morirá eternamente. ¿Crees esto?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et quiconque vit, et croit en moi, ne mourra point, à jamais. Crois-tu cela?
German
Elberfelder 1871		und jeder, der da lebt und an mich glaubt, wird nicht sterben in Ewigkeit. Glaubst du dies?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et omnis qui vivit et credit in me, non morietur in æternum. Credis hoc?