16. Therefore, T'oma--his name means Twin--said to his fellow talmidim, Let us go also, that we may die [al kiddush ha-Shem] with him.
17. Having arrived, therefore, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach discovered El'azar had already been in the kever (tomb) arba'ah yamim (four days).
18. Now Beit-Anyah (Bethany) was near Yerushalayim, about fifteen stadia away.
19. And many of those of Yehudah had come to Marta and Miryam to give them nechamah (consolation, comfort) regarding the ach of the achayot. [IYOV 2:11]
20. Therefore, Marta when she heard that Yehoshua comes, met him; but Miryam was sitting shivah in the bais.
21. Therefore, Marta said to Yehoshua, Adoni, if you were here, achi (my brother) would not have passed away.
22. But even now I have da'as that whatever you ask Hashem, Hashem will give you.
23. Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to her, Achich yakum (Your brother will stand up [up from the Mesim]).
24. Marta says to Yehoshua, I have da'as that he will rise in the Techiyas HaMesim on the Yom HaAcharon (Last Day). [DANIEL 12:2]
25. Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to her, Ani Hu the Tekhiyyah and the Chayyim (Life): the one having emunah in me, even if he should die, will live,
26. and everyone living and having emunah in me, never dies. Do you have emunah in this?