Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John 11:25
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.
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.
JOHN 11:25 kai. h` zwh, {A} The omission of kai. h` zwh, from several witnesses (î45 it1 syrs, palms Diatessaronsyr Cyprian Paulinus-Nola) is puzzling. Was it added in the great mass of witnesses in...
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 re...
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 sa...
CHAPTER 11 _ 1. The Sickness of Lazarus Announced. (John 11:1 .)_ 2. The Delayed Departure and the Death of Lazarus. (John 11:5 .) 3. The Arrival at Bethany. (John 11:17 .) 4. Weeping with Them Tha...
JOHN 11. THE RAISING OF LAZARAS. John 11:1. 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 Bethany beyon...
AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE. She had declared her belief in the resurrection. Christ makes the grand, striking declaration that he is the RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE, words that never could have f...
So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, but Mary remained sitting in the house. So Martha said to Jesus: "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. And even...
ON THE ROAD TO GLORY (John 11:1-5)...
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._ A
John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among _Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
_I am the resurrection, and the life_ He draws her from her selfish grief to Himself. There is no need for Him to pray as man to God (John 11:22); _He_(and none else) is the Resurrection and the Life....
THE PRELUDE TO THE SIGN...
ἘΓΏ ΕἸΜΙ. see on John 6:35. He draws her from her selfish grief to Himself. There is no need for Him to pray as man to God (John 11:22); _He_ (and none else) is the Resurrection and the Life. There is...
Ver 17. Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18. Now Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off. 19. And many of the Jews came to Martha and M...
_JESUS AT LAZARUS' TOMB -- JOHN 11:17-34:_ When Jesus reached Bethany He found out that Lazarus had been in the grave 4 days already. His death had brought many people from Jerusalem to comfort Martha...
ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΙΣΤΈΎΩ (G4100) верить. Part, в роли _subst._ ("каждый, кто"), ΆΠΟΘΆΝΗ _aor. conj. act., см._ John 11:21. _Conj._ с ΚΆΝ в _conj._ 3 типа, выражающем уступку: "хоть он...
DISCOURSE: 1667 CHRIST THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE 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: and whosoe...
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 beyo...
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE _Text 11:17-27_ 17 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs o...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 11:11-27 The following is a suggested Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:- In the previous lesson we have seen how the Lord Jesus received a touch...
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., 'The who...
25 The striking phrase "and the Life" is the clue to the great truth here unfolded by our Lord. To His assertion that "Your brother will be rising" Martha assents, for she knew that all would rise "at...
I AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE] These solemn words, which are used most appropriately in the Burial Service, not only refer to the raising of Lazarus to a natural life, but indicate that Christ i...
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 it is...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 11 LAZARUS DIES 11:1-16 V1-2 A man called Lazarus was ill. He lived in Bethany. He had two sisters, Mary and Martha. (M...
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 powerle...
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 ointment,...
Nor does this faith satisfy Jesus, who at once replaces it by another in the words, Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἀνάστασις καὶ ἡ ζωή. Resurrection and life are not future only, but present in His person; she is to trus...
_The raising of Lazarus_....
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 His fr...
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 our...
_I am the resurrection, and the life. That is, the author of both. (Witham) --- I am the resurrection, I am he who will at the last day raise him up; I can, therefore, if I will, raise him up now also...
CHAPTER 9 RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS John 11:1-44. “ _And a certain one was sick_: _Lazarus_, _of Bethany_, _the village of Mary and Martha her sister_.” John, who accompanied Jesus, very discreetly omi...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 17-27. 1. The opinion of Godet is probably correct, that the death of Lazarus occurred on the day when the messenger came to Jesus from the sisters, afte...
“ _Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes on me, even though he were dead, yet shall he live;_ 26 _and whosoever lives and believes on me shall never die; believest th...
FIRST SECTION: 11:1-57. THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS. No scene in this gospel is presented in so detailed and dramatic a manner. There is none from which appears more distinctly the character of Jesus...
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,...
The point at which we have arrived gives me an opportunity of saying a little on the beginning of this chapter, and the end of the last; for it is well known that many men, and, I am sorry to add, not...
_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 mourners...
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 first stat...
We come now to the testimony which the Father renders to Jesus in answer to His rejection. In this chapter the power of resurrection and of life in His own Person are presented to faith. [40] But here...
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, as w...
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 force of f...
_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 a...
I AM THE RESURRECTION; the author of the resurrection, and the giver of temporal and eternal life. THOUGH HE WERE DEAD; more exactly, though he die. The Saviour has in mind the case of those who have...
Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life:...
JESUS SAID UNTO HER, I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE; HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WERE DEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE;...
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 to...
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 hi...
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 tru...
Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians For says He, "I am the life; he that believeth in me, even though he die, shall live: and every one that liveth and believeth in me, even though he die, shall liv...
John 11:25 Jesus G2424 said G2036 (G5627) her G846 I G1473 am G1510 (G5748) resurrection G386 and...
‘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 he...
John 11:25-26. JESUS SAID UNTO HER, I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE; HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE HAVE DIED, YET SHALL HE LIVE; AND EVERY ONE THAT LIVETH AND BELIEVETH IN ME SHALL NEVER DIE....
The manifestation of Jesus by Himself is about to terminate so far at least as the world is concerned, and it does so in His revealing Himself as the Resurrection and the Life, the Conqueror of death...
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE (Εγω ειμ η αναστασις κα η ζωη). This reply is startling enough. They are not mere doctrines about future events, but present realities in Jesus himself. "The Resur...
John 11:25 This Divine name is a pledge to us of many joys; but chiefly of three Divine gifts. I. The first is a perfect newness of body and soul. This is a thought of wonder almost beyond conception...
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." The...
John 11:25 I. There is in this text something far beyond the general lot of man, or of man's world; here is a conscious act of man's spirit spoken of as the condition of life with Christ, and that sta...
John 11:1. _Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha._ To many people, it may have seemed an event of no particular importance that «a certain man...
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 Mary a...
CONTENTS: Raising of Lazarus. Enmity of the Pharisees against Jesus. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Lazarus, Mary, Martha, disciples, Pharisees, Thomas, Caiaphas. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ is the resurrection an...
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 city;...
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. If Christ were only a "good man," he could not have said this! He declares he has power over death and the grave! He demonstrates this in the miracle, but especiall...
_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 al...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 11:25 I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. Resurrection from the dead and eternal life can be found only in relationship to Jesus. Therefore, BELIEVES IN ME implies personal trust in...
1-57 CHAPTER 11 VER. 1. _Lazarus_, a man honourable and rich, and therefore another person than the Lazarus who lay full of sores at the doors of the rich glutton (Luke 16) _Bethany_, _the town of M...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ THE RAISING OF LAZARUS John 11:1. The various theories as to the reason why this great miracle is not recorded by the other Evangelists need not be fully discussed in...
EXPOSITION JOHN 11:1 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 was aggravated b...
The gospel according to John, chapter 11. Now we remember that John is carefully picking out certain incidents in the life of Jesus by which he might prove that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of the l...
1 Corinthians 15:18; 1 Corinthians 15:20; 1 Corinthians 15:29; 1 Corinthians 15:43;...
I am the resurrection and the life. The words I am are very significant. Martha had stated the resurrection rather as a doctrine, a current tenet : Jesus states it as a fact, identified with His own p...
THE RAISING OF LAZARUS John 11:1 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 detail co...
SICKNESS, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION John 11:3 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The resurrection of Christ is the usual message of Easter. However, we must remember that indissolubly linked with the resurrection of...