He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 11:11 in context
John 11:8–14
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The disciples asked him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you. Are you going there again?”
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Jesus answered, “Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
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But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light isn’t in him.”
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He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”
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The disciples therefore said, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”
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Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
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So Jesus said to them plainly then, “Lazarus is dead.
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