John 11:26

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:21-27

Martha's faith. We have here— I. HER FAITH MANIFESTED . 1. In its strength . In her conversation with Jesus there axe proofs of a genuine and strong faith in him. 2. In its weakness . Though genuine, and strong in some of its features, it is still weak and incomplete. In her faith: 3. In its private struggles . In the language of Martha there are indications of the private struggles of her faith. II. HER FAITH STRENGTHENED . 1. By its own... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, I am the Resurrection . Not merely that God will give me what I ask, but that I am in some sense already his gift to man of resurrection , inasmuch as I am that of Life . (So Luthardt and Godet, but not Meyer, who makes ζωή the positive result of ἀνάστασις .) By taking humanity into his Person, Christ reveals the permanence of human individuality, that is, of such individuality as is in union with himself. He associates ( John 14:6 ) "the Life" which he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:25-26

The living and life-giving Lord. The confession of Martha was a good and sound one. Yet it is clear that our Lord did not wish her to rest in her creed . He pointed her to himself as the Sum and Substance of all true beliefs, as the Object of all true faith. Creeds are good for the memory, Christ is good for the heart. I. LIFE IS IN CHRIST . The miracles of raising from the dead which Jesus wrought were intended not only for the assuagement of human sorrow, but for the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 11:26

Whosoever liveth - He had just spoken of the prospects of the pious dead. He now says that the same prospects are before the living who have like faith. Greek, “Every one living and believing on me.”Shall never die - As the dead, though dead, shall yet live, so the living shall have the same kind of life. They shall never come into eternal death. See John 6:50-51, John 6:54, John 6:58. Greek, “Shall by no means die forever.”Believest thou this? - This question was doubtless asked because it... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 11:26

John 11:26. And whosoever liveth That Isaiah , 1 st, A natural life; whosoever lives in this world, whether he be Jew or Gentile, and wherever, in whatever country or age he lives; and believeth That is, believeth while he liveth in this world, while he is here, in this state of probation; for, after death, it will be too late to believe. Or, 2d, Whosoever believeth, and liveth a spiritual life, and continues to believe, that he may continue so to live. For he that lives and believes, is... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 11:1-44

BACK TO JUDEA116. Resurrection of Lazarus (John 11:1-44)While Jesus was still in the region between the Jordan and Jerusalem, he heard that his friend Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, was seriously ill. Jesus did not hurry to Bethany, because he knew that Lazarus was already dead. By raising him to life, Jesus would give unmistakable evidence of his unity with the Father (John 11:1-6).After waiting two days, Jesus decided to set out for Bethany. The disciples tried to stop him, fearing that the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 11:26

liveth = is alive, referring to 1 Thessalonians 4:17 . never = by no means (Greek. ou me. App-105 ) unto the age (Greek. eis ton aiona. App-151 ). Believest . See App-150 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:23-26

John 11:23-26. 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 beyond even her own expectation, she durst not understand him in any sense that favoured her wishes: (see Joh 11:24 and on Matthew 28:17.) therefore, to cherish her weak faith, and, as it were, to raise her by gradual steps to the belief and acknowledgment of his sovereign power, our Lord... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:26

23-27. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again—purposely expressing Himself in general terms, to draw her out. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:1-44

1. The seventh sign: raising Lazarus 11:1-44Jesus had presented Himself as the Water of Life, the Bread of Life, and the Light of Life. Now He revealed Himself as the resurrection and the life. This was the seventh and last of Jesus’ miraculous signs that John recorded, and it was the most powerful revelation of His true identity. [Note: See Edersheim, 2:308.] It shows Jesus’ authority over humankind’s greatest and last enemy: death. Some scholars view Jesus’ resurrection as one of His signs.... read more

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