John 11:26-28

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. John 11:26 tn Grk “will never die forever.”
2. John 11:27 tn Grk “She said to him.”
3. John 11:27 tn The perfect tense in Greek is often used to emphasize the results or present state of a past action. Such is the case here. To emphasize this nuance the perfect tense verb πεπίστευκα (pepisteuka) has been translated as a present tense. This is in keeping with the present context, where Jesus asks of her present state of belief in v. 26, and the theology of the Gospel as a whole, which emphasizes the continuing effects and present reality of faith. For discussion on this use of the perfect tense, see ExSyn 574-76 and B. M. Fanning, Verbal Aspect, 291-97.
4. John 11:27 tn Or “the Messiah” (Both Greek “Christ” and Hebrew and Aramaic “Messiah” mean “one who has been anointed”).sn See the note on Christ in 1:20.
5. John 11:27 tn Or “the Son of God, the one who comes into the world.”
6. John 11:28 tn Grk “she”; the referent (Martha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7. John 11:28 tn Or “in secret” (as opposed to publicly, so that the other mourners did not hear).
8. John 11:28 tn Grk “is calling you.”