John 11:13

New American Bible - revised edition

But Jesus was talking about his death, while they thought that he meant ordinary sleep.

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he said, “Go away! The girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they ridiculed him.

All were weeping and mourning for her, when he said, “Do not weep any longer, for she is not dead, but sleeping.”

He said this, and then told them, “Our friend Lazarus is asleep, but I am going to awaken him.”

So the disciples said to him, “Master, if he is asleep, he will be saved.”

So then Jesus said to them clearly, “Lazarus has died.