Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians For says He, "I am the life; he that believeth in me, even though he die, shall live: and every one that liveth and believeth in me, even though he die, shall live for ever."[78] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV But our Lord is Himself the resurrection, as He does Himself declare, "I am the resurrection and the life."[52] Tertullian An Answer to the Jews of thy foot: and God shall give thee a wearying heart, and a pining soul, and failing eyes, that they see not: and thy life shall hang on the tree[251] Cyprian Treatise VII On the Mortality and trust that Christ suffered for us and rose again, abiding in Christ, and through Him and in Him rising again, why either are we ourselves unwilling to depart hence from this life, or do we bewail and grieve for our friends when they depart as if they were lost, when Christ Himself, our Lord and God, encourages us and says, "I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he die, yet shall live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall not die eternally? "[42] Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Twelve Topics on the Faith How could one say that Christ is saved, when the Lord Himself says, "I am the life; "[17] Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book V It is He that raised Himself by the command of the Father in the space of three days, who is the pledge of our resurrection. For says He: "I am the resurrection and the life."[36] Origen Commentary on John Book I one good thing which they are said to announce is the resurrection; but the resurrection is in a manner Jesus, for Jesus says:[41] " Ah, is not that good, to shake off earth and mortality, and to rise again, obtaining this boon from the Lord, since He is the resurrection, as He says:[48]