Martha believed this, as implicitly included in her belief in Jesus as the Messiah, Ναὶ, Κύριε … ἐρχόμενος. Resurrection and life were both Messianic gifts, but it is doubtful whether Martha fully understood what our Lord had said. Rather she falls back on what she did understand and believe. She will not claim to believe more than she is sure of; but if His statement is only an elaboration of His Messianic function, then she can truly say: Ναὶ, Κύριε. ἐγὼ πεπίστευκα, I have come to believe, I have reached the belief.

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