DISCOVERING JESUS: THE RESURRECTION || JOHN 11:17-26
“When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem, and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss. When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house. Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.’ Jesus told her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ ‘Yes,’ Martha said, ‘he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.’ Jesus told her, ‘I am the
and the . Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?’” —John 11:17-26 (NLT)
“And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no
.” —1 Thessalonians 4:13 (NLT)
“The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in
. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.” –Romans 8:11 (NLT)