John 11:23-27
What is written? (ESV)
Jesus said to her, Your brother will rise again. Martha said to him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day. Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this? She said to him, Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.
What does it say?
Jesus told Martha that her brother, Lazarus, would rise again. Martha confessed her faith that he would indeed be resurrected again on the last day. Jesus proclaimed that He is the resurrection and the life and that whoever believes in Him, even though he dies physically, he will live again never to die. He asked Martha if she believed this and she said, “Yes, Lord. I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
What is its immediate context?
Mary and Martha had sent for Jesus because their brother Lazarus was ill (vs 3). However, He did not come immediately (vs 6), waiting and foretelling that Lazarus had now in fact died (vs 11) in order that His raising him might glorify God (vs 4, 42).
How John 11:23-27 is applied across Bible answers
What is the first resurrection (Revelation 2:5-6)?
After telling Martha that Lazarus will physically rise again, she testifies to Jesus about her belief in the spiritual resurrection. Jesus confirms her testimony that all who believe in Him, though they die physically, will live eternally, never to die again.
Will there be a physical bodily resurrection?
Lazarus has physically died. After Jesus asks if he would rise again, Martha confesses her belief in his physical resurrection "on the last day." Jesus doesn't correct here and further affirms two different types of deaths, and that those spiritually alive can still physically die.
