John 11:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  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...

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• John 11:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  John 11. The Raising of Lazaras. John 11:1-44 . The Miracle. The withdrawal to Peræ a is brought to a sudden end by the illness of Jesus-' friend Lazarus. Bethany, to distinguish it from the Beth...

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• John 11:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  I am (emphatic). See note on Exodus 3:14 , and Compare John 8:58 . life. Greek zoe. App-170. believeth. See App-150. These words refer to 1 Thessalonians 4:16 . in . Greek. eis. App-...

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• John 11:25 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  25. I am the resurrection and the life. Christ first declares that he is the resurrection and the life, and then he explains, separately and distinctly, each clause of this sentence. His f...

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• John 11:25 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1667 CHRIST THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE John 11:25-26 . Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: an...

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• John 11:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: I am the resurrection, and the life - Thou sayest that thy brother shall ris...

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• John 11:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.— Our Lord's meaning was, that he should be raised immediately, (see John 11:40 .) according to her desire; yet, as the thing was so great, and...

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• John 11:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: - q.d., 'T...

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• John 11:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Christ the Resurrection and the Life 1-44. The raising of Lazarus. The last and greatest of the seven 'signs' recorded in this Gospel is related with such photographic minuteness of detail, that i...

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• John 11:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  I am the resurrection, and the life. — She has spoken of the resurrection as a truth which she believes, and as an event in the far-off future, so remote from the present life indeed, as to be powe...

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• John 11:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 23 JESUS THE RESURRECTION AND LIFE. “Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. And it was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointme...

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• John 11:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Jesus the Resurrection and the Life John 11:17-27 His step may linger, but Jesus comes at length. While He seems to tarry, He knows each sigh, pang, and tear that escapes from the sufferer and...

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• John 11:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here we have the account of the last sign wrought by Jesus as recorded by John, namely, the raising of Lazarus. Very beautiful in this connection is the depiction of the sorrow of the sisters, and ou...

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• John 11:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. (18) Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off. (19) And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary...

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• John 11:25 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE MOURNER’S HOPE ‘I am the Resurrection, and the Life.’ John 11:25 Our Church has chosen these words of comfort and of hope to be the very first to be sounded in the ears of Christian mour...

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• John 11:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life ,.... Signifying, that he was able of himself to raise men from death to life, without asking it of his Father; and that he could do it now, a...

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• John 11:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: Ver. 25. He that believeth in me, though, &c. ] Oh the wonderful for...

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• John 11:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Jesus said, I am the resurrection The author and cause of the resurrection of the dead; and the life The source of life, natural, spiritual, and eternal; of the living, both in the present world...

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• John 11:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE DEATH OF LAZARUS (vs.1-27) The raising of Lazarus in this chapter is a striking witness to the fact that the plotting of the Jews to kill the Lord Jesus was vanity; for He Himself is superior...

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• John 11:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ at Bethany.       17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.   18 Now Bethany was nigh u...

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• John 11:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Martha by her speech seemed not to have a true notion of Christ; she believed that there should be a general resurrection from the dead in the last day, by the mighty power of God, but she did not tr...

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• John 11:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life, he who believes in me, though he may die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” ' In...

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• John 11:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES THE RAISING OF LAZARUS John 11:1-2 . The various theories as to the reason why this great miracle is not recorded by the other Evangelists need not be fully discus...

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• John 11:25 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 11 In selecting this word we are struck with the frequency of its occurrence in this chapter. There is: I. The "If" of wisdom. Jesus answered "If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not."...

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• John 11:25 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 11:1 . Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town or Mary and her sister Martha. In God's book, towns are most remarkable for saints that dwell in them. «The town of Mar...

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• John 11:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 11:2 . It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment. The allusion to this anointing is obscure. It could not be to the similar occurrence in Luke 7 ., for that was a woman of the c...

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• John 11:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

  When Jesus came Christ’s help is sure, if delayed He usually reserves His hand for a dead lift. When our faith begins to flag, and hang the wing when our strength is gone, and we have given up...

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• John 11:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 11:1-43 7. Christ the Antagonist of death—a victory of love and power . The narrative of this chapter is a further advance in the proof that the unbelief of the Jews w...

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• John 11:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life:

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• John 11:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 15:18 ; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26 ; 1 Corinthians 15:29 ; 1 Corinthians 15:43-57 ; 1 John 1:1 ; 1 John 1:2 ; 1 John 5:11 ; 1 John 5:12 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:14 ; 2 Corinthians 4:14...

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• John 11:25 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Raising of Lazarus John 11:1-44 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Some ideas concerning the cause of sickness. (1) The ancients thought that sickness was the result of sin. The Book of Job goes into...

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• John 11:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  l am the resurrection — Of the dead. And the life — Of the living. He that believeth in me, though he die, yet shall he live — In life everlasting.

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