Reference

John 11:25

Inherent Immortality Single Unified Return Conditional Immortality (Hell context)Final Resurrection

“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”

Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

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

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

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Final Resurrection

Semantic Discovery

70% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Inherent Immortality

The verse states that belief in Jesus leads to life even after death, implying a conditional immortality or resurrection granted by Jesus, rather than an inherent, natural immortality of the soul independent of him.

Single Unified Return

The verse speaks of resurrection and life in a general sense for those who believe, but it does not mention judgment, gathering, or a specific "return" event. The statement "though he were dead, yet shall he live" could refer to spiritual life or a future resurrection without specifying a unified event.

Conditional Immortality (Hell context)

The verse states that believers, though dead, will live. It does not explicitly state what happens to non-believers, nor does it define "life" or "death" in a way that directly addresses the concept of eternal conscious torment versus annihilation.

Final Resurrection

The verse speaks of a believer living even if dead, which could be interpreted as spiritual life or an immediate afterlife experience rather than a future bodily resurrection at a specific "last day."

Inherent Immortality

Cross-References

Mark 16:16Thematic

“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”

John 14:6Thematic

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

John 3:16Thematic

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

1 Thessalonians 4:14Thematic

“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.”

John 3:36Thematic

“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”

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