John 11:25
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
26 Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
World English Bible (WEB)
On John 11:25: the context of "I am the resurrection and the life," its place in a moment of grief and why it is read on hope and comfort.
John 11:25 is spoken within a scene of grief. Jesus talks with the mourning sister of a friend who has died; the words are said right in the midst of sorrow, not as a comfort from a distance.
The verse identifies hope not as a concept but with a person: "I am the resurrection and the life." This directness makes it one of the most-read sayings at funerals and in times of grief.
You can move to the chapter below to see how the words read together with the surrounding conversation. Related collections on Jesus and hope bridge to other verses on the same theme.