Focused Passage

John 11:17-27

The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus

Jesus delays for God's glory, goes to Bethany in the face of danger, reveals himself as the resurrection and the life, raises Lazarus from the tomb, and thereby provokes the leadership decision that he must die for the nation and gather God's scattered children.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.

18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.

20So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.

21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

22But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”

23“Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.

24Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

26And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

27“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Original words

[When]οὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulararrivedἘλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHe found thatεὗρενG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[Lazarus]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularhad already spentἔχονταG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .ἤδηG2235AdverbfourτέσσαραςG5064Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραςG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingulartombμνημείῳG3419Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 18

Original words

NowδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularBethanyΒηθανίαG963Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnearἐγγὺςG1451Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνG2414Noun - Genitive Neuter Plurala little less thanὡςG5613Adverbtwo milesδεκαπέντεG1178Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .σταδίωνG4712Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralawayἀπὸG575Adverb

BSB notes

  • Greek about fifteen stadia; that is, approximately 1.72 miles or 2.78 kilometers
Verse 19

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andδὲG1161ConjunctionmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαίωνG2453Adjective - Genitive Masculine Pluralhad comeἐληλύθεισανG2064Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoπρὸςG4314Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularMarthaΜάρθανG3136Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionMaryΜαριὰμG3137Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctionconsoleπαραμυθήσωνταιG3888Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person PluralthemαὐτὰςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Pluralin the loss ofπερὶG4012Preposition[their]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφοῦG80Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 20

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SoοὖνG3767ConjunctionwhenὡςG5613Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMarthaΜάρθαG3136Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularheardἤκουσενG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas comingἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularshe went out to meetὑπήντησενG5221Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionMaryΜαριὰμG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularstayedἐκαθέζετοG2516Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularatἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularhomeοἴκῳG3624Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 21

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-οὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMarthaΜάρθαG3136Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularsaidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularifεἰG1487ConjunctionYou had beenἦςG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularhereὧδεG5602AdverbmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφόςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἂνG302ParticlevvvοὐκG3756Adverbwould not have diedἀπέθανενG599Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 22

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ButἀλλὰG235Conjunction. . .καὶG2532Conjunctioneven nowνῦνG3568AdverbI knowοἶδαG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill giveδώσειG1325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularYouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularwhateverὅσαG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .ἂνG302ParticleYou ask ofαἰτήσῃG154Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular[Him]ΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 23

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YourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφόςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill rise againἈναστήσεταιG450Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulartold herΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

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-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMarthaΜάρθαG3136Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularrepliedΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularI knowΟἶδαG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionhe will rise againἀναστήσεταιG450Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularresurrectionἀναστάσειG386Noun - Dative Feminine SingularatἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularlastἐσχάτῃG2078Adjective - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 25

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-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto herαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularIἘγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularamεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularresurrectionἀνάστασιςG386Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularlifeζωήG2222Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularWhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbelievesπιστεύωνG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularwill liveζήσεταιG2198Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singulareven thoughκἂνG2579Adverbhe diesἀποθάνῃG599Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 26

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctioneveryoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlivesζῶνG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbelievesπιστεύωνG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularvvvοὐG3756AdverbvvvμὴG3361Adverbwill never dieἀποθάνῃG599Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519Preposition. . .τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .αἰῶναG165Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularDo you believeπιστεύειςG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 27

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YesΝαίG3483ParticleLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularshe answeredΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularbelieveπεπίστευκαG4100Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionYouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwas to comeἐρχόμενοςG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularworldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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