Therefore, Jesus then said to them plainly, "Lazarus has died.
And he spoke the word openly. And Peter, taking him aside, began to correct him.
And so the Jews surrounded him and said to him: "How long will you hold our souls in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."
But Jesus had spoken about his death. Yet they thought that he spoke about the repose of sleep.
And I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."
I have spoken these things to you in proverbs. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs; instead, I will announce to you plainly from the Father.
His disciples said to him: "Behold, now you are speaking plainly and not reciting a proverb.