John 11:25 (DBY)

Passage

Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;

Nearby Context

John 11:23 Jesus says to her, Thy brother shall rise again.

John 11:24 Martha says to him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection in the last day.

John 11:25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;

John 11:26 and every one who lives and believes on me shall never die. Believest thou this?

John 11:27 She says to him, Yea, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "said", "resurrection", "life", "believes", "though", "died", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Martha says to him I know that..." into verse 26's "and every one who lives and believes...", so "jesus" and "said" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.