Bible Strands
John 11:26
And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to Martha at Lazarus’s tomb, immediately after declaring Himself the resurrection and the life. He follows His theological statement with a direct question demanding her personal confirmation.
The words — The Greek text pairs ζῶν (zōn, "is living") with πιστεύων (pisteuōn, "believing") to show that ongoing trust in Jesus defines the subject. The statement explicitly promises that anyone who lives and believes in Him will never die.
The thread — This assurance of unending life appears in John 10:28, where Jesus grants eternal life that will never perish, and in John 5:24, which states believers already possess eternal life and will not come under judgment.
Why it lands — The verse requires a direct response to Jesus’ claim, asking the reader to confirm belief in His identity and promise. It establishes that trust in Christ, not biological survival, determines one's standing before death.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
Cross-references
- John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
- John 5:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
- Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
- 1 John 5:10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.
- John 8:51 Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
- John 6:54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
- John 3:15 that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.
- John 6:50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
- John 4:14 But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
- John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.