John 11:26

KJV

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

— John 11:26, King James Version
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John 11:26, King James Version.

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Study Note

Jesus's declaration 'and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die' extends the resurrection promise of verse 25 beyond physical death: the believer who already lives (physically) and believes enters a qualitative mode of existence that death cannot interrupt. The 'never' (eis ton aiōna) is absolute — not 'will not die until the resurrection' but a permanent present-tense reality of spiritual life that physical death cannot terminate. John 5:24 ('he that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life') provides the nearest parallel, framing eternal life as a present possession. The question 'Believest thou this?' addressed to Martha (and through her to every reader) makes the verse's truth claim a personal challenge rather than merely theological proposition.

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ASV

and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?

YLT

and every one who is living and believing in me shall not die--to the age;

BBE

And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?

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