John 11:24

John 11:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
• New International Version (NIV)Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Context of John 11:24

22Yet even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” 23“Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her. Martha said to him, “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. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live. 26Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

John 11:24 word by word

λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ Μάρθα· οἶδα ὅτι ἀναστήσεται ἐν τῇ ἀναστάσει ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• MarthaΜάρθαMartha · MarthaG3136
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• I knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he shall rise againἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the resurrectionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• the lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for John 11:24

• John 5:28Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear his voice
• Psalms 17:15But I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with your presence.
• Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will waste away in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
• Isaiah 25:8When he has swallowed up death once and for all, the Lord God will wipe away the tears from every face and remove his people’s disgrace from the whole earth, for the Lord has spoken.
• Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For you will be covered with the morning dew, and the earth will bring out the departed spirits.
• Ezekiel 37:1The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by his Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones.
• Daniel 12:2Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to eternal life, and some to disgrace and eternal contempt.
• Hosea 6:2He will revive us after two days, and on the third day he will raise us up so we can live in his presence.
• Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death. Death, where are your barbs? Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
• Matthew 22:23That same day some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up to him and questioned him:
• Luke 14:14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
• Acts 17:31because he has set a day when he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man he has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
• Acts 23:6When Paul realized that one part of them were Sadducees and the other part were Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am being judged because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”
• Acts 24:15I have a hope in God, which these men themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection, both of the righteous and the unrighteous.
• Hebrews 11:35Women received their dead, raised to life again. Other people were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

Commentaries on John 11:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection - The doctrine of the resurrection of the dead was then commonly received; and though it was our Lord who fully exemplified it by his own resurrection, yet the opinion was common, not only among God's people, but among all those who believed in the God of Israel. The Jewish writings after the captivity are full of this doctrine. See 2 Maccabees 7:9, 14, 23, 36; 12:43; 14:46; Wis. 5:1, 7, 17; 6:6, 7. See…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24At the last day - The day of judgment. Of this Martha was fully convinced; but this was not all which she desired. She in this manner delicately hinted what she did not presume expressly to declare her wish that Jesus might even now raise him up.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-32Verses 17-32 Here was a house where the fear of God was, and on which his blessing rested; yet it was made a house of mourning. Grace will keep sorrow from the heart, but not from the house. When God, by his grace and providence, is coming towards us in ways of mercy and comfort, we should, like Martha, go forth by faith, hope, and prayer, to meet him. When Martha went to meet Jesus, Mary sat still in the house; this temper formerly had been an advantage…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24rise again in the resurrection at the last day: Martha misunderstood Jesus because she thought he meant the general resurrection of all dead people at the end of time (compare 11:11–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2723-27. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again--purposely expressing Himself in general terms, to draw her out.Read the comment

Topics related to John 11:24

• Condolence
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Readings, Select
• Resurrection
• Sorrow

In the dictionaries

• Martha
• Last Day
• Awake
• Lazarus
• Mourn
• Bethany
• Day, Last
• Dead
• Dial of Ahaz
• Immortal; Immortality

Commentaries on John 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings