John 11:26

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
whosoever	πᾶς pas	G3956	all · adjective — nominative singular masculine
liveth	ζῶν zōn	G2198	to live (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
believeth	πιστεύων pisteuōn	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
in	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
me	ἐμέ emé	G1691	me
shall	ἀποθάνῃ apothanē	G599	to die off (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
never	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
die	ἀποθνήσκω apothnḗskō	G599	to die off (literally or figuratively)
Believest thou	πιστεύεις pisteueis	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person singular
this	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing

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Cross-references

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 c…
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 th…
John 8:51-53 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
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.
John 3:15-18 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 6:50-51 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 11:17-32

The matter being determined, that Christ will go to Judea, and his disciples with him, they address themselves to their journey; in this journey some circumstances happened which the other evangelists record, as the healing of the blind man at Jericho, and the conversion of Zaccheus. We must not reckon ourselves out of our way, while we are in the way of doing good; nor be so intent upon one good office as to neglect another. At length, he comes near to Bethany, which is said to be about fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem, about two measured miles, Joh 11:18. Notice is taken of this, that this miracle was in effect wrought in Jerusalem, and so was put to her score. Christ's miracles in Galilee…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:25

Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life--"The whole power to restore, impart, and maintain life, resides in Me." (See on Joh 1:4; Joh 5:21). What higher claim to supreme divinity than this grand saying can be conceived? he that believeth in me, though . . . dead . . . shall he live--that is, The believer's death shall be swallowed up in life, and his life shall never sink into death. As death comes by sin, it is His to dissolve it; and as life flows through His righteousness, it is His to communicate and eternally maintain it (Rom 5:21). The temporary separation of soul and body is here regarded as not even interrupting, much less impairing, the new and everlasting life imparted by…

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Adam Clarke on John 11:26

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.

The Church Fathers

Here he says believers live; they never die. Their bodies die but are brought back to life again.
— Methodius of Olympus, ON THE RESURRECTION 3.21.6

And whosoever liveth, in the flesh, and believeth in Me, though he die for a time in the flesh, shall not die eternally.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Because He hath attained to the life of the Spirit, and to an immortal resurrection. Our Lord, from Whom nothing was hid, knew that she believed, but sought from her a confession unto salvation: Believest thou this? She saith unto Him, Yea, Lord, I believe that Thou art the Christ the Son of God, which should come into the world.
— Alcuin of York ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Ephraim in the wilderness — (John 11: 54), a town to which our Lord retired with his disciples after he had raised Lazarus, and when the priests were conspiring against him. It lay in the wild, uncultivated hill-country to the…
John, Gospel of — The genuineness of this Gospel, i.e., the fact that the apostle John was its author, is beyond all reasonable doubt. In recent times, from about 1820, many attempts have been made to impugn its…
Lazarus — An abbreviation of Eleazar, whom God helps. (1.) The brother of Mary and Martha of Bethany. He was raised from the dead after he had lain four days in the tomb (John 11:1-44). This miracle so excited…
Martha — Bitterness, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and probably the eldest of the family, who all resided at Bethany (Luke 10:38, 40, 41; John 11:1-39). From the residence being called “her house,” some…
Mourn — Frequent references are found in Scripture to, (1.) Mourning for the dead. Abraham mourned for Sarah (Gen. 23:2); Jacob for Joseph (37:34, 35); the Egyptians for Jacob (50:3-10); Israel for Aaron…
Condolence · .Jesus, to Mary and Martha — .Jesus, to Mary and Martha
Faith · 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13; — 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13;
Friendship · .Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, with Jesus — .Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, with Jesus
Immortality · 2:11; — 2:11;
Miracles Of Christ, The · The dead raised to life — The dead raised to life
Sorrow · Of Mary and Martha — Of Mary and Martha

John 11:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 11:17-32

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:25

Adam Clarke on John 11:26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 11:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 11:17-32

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:25

Adam Clarke on John 11:26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on John 11:26

John Calvin on John 11:18-27

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 11:26-27