John 11:25 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; the person who believes in me will live on, even though he dies [physically]. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176925 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition25 Jesus said to her, I am [Myself] the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on) Me, although he may die, yet he shall live; Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even though they die. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version25 Jesus said to her: "I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in me, even though he has died, he shall live. Ver Capítulo |
Otherwise [i.e., if there were no resurrection], what do people accomplish by being immersed for those who have [already] died? If dead people are not raised up at all, why then are people immersed on their behalf? [Note: The foregoing rendition is the most commonly held one of over 30 interpretations given to this very difficult verse. Other possibilities are: a) “immersed in view of (being raised from) the dead,” b) “immersed in view of being dead (to sin),” c) “immersed in view of (having to suffer) death,” d) “immersed in view of (someday joining) the dead”].