And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
What does John 11:26 mean?
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.
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Keep this verse inside John 11:25-26 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on John 11:26
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 John 6:50-51 , John 6:54 , John 6:58 . 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.
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Believest thou this? the whole of this concerning the power of Christ, and privilege of believers; every tittle of it is to be believed.
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Believest thou this? the whole of this concerning the power of Christ, and privilege of believers; every tittle of it is to be believed.
Context in John 11
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John 11 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as farewell discourse. John presents Jesus in contemplative, symbolic, and theological richness as the Word, Lamb, Light, Bread, Shepherd, Resurrection, Way, Vine, and Son. Read this chapter with the wider themes of incarnation, life, and light in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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