New Living Translation
John 11:27
27“Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.”
John 11:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
- New International Version (NIV)“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world."
- New King James Version (NKJV)She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Context of John 11:27
25Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. 26Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?” “Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.” 28Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.” 29So Mary immediately went to him.
Read all of John 11John 11:27 word by word
λέγει αὐτῷ· ναὶ κύριε· ἐγὼ πεπίστευκα ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ὁ εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἐρχόμενος.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- She saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Yeaναίnai · yesG3483
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- thouσύsu · youG4771
- artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- which should comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
Cross-references for John 11:27
- John 1:49Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!”
- John 4:42Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.”
- John 6:69We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.”
- John 9:36The man answered, “Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him.”
- John 20:28“My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed.
- Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
- 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.
- John 6:14When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!”
- Malachi 3:1“Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
- Matthew 11:3“Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?”
- Luke 7:19and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?”
- 1 Timothy 1:15This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.
- 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.
Commentaries on John 11:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Yea, Lord: I believe - Ϛ, I have believed. Either meaning that she had believed this for some time past, or that, since he began to teach her, her faith had been considerable increased; but verbs preter, in Greek, are often used to signify the present. Martha here acknowledges Christ for the Messiah promised to their fathers; but her faith goes no farther; and, having received some hope of her brother's present resurrection, she waited for no farther…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Yea, Lord - This was a noble confession. It showed her full confidence in him as the Messiah, and her full belief that all that he said was true. See Matthew 16:16.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. 26-27Do you believe this?: Jesus was not simply asking Martha if he could bring Lazarus out of the grave. Martha already believed that Lazarus would rise again on the last day. Instead, Jesus asked a deeper question. Did Martha believe that life itself is connected to him? “Yes, Lord”: Even though she did not fully understand, she acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ, God's chosen one. But she was still surprised by his power.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 11:27
In the dictionaries
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
New Living Translation — © 1996, 2004, 2015 Tyndale House Foundation
Commentaries