he said, “Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him.
John 11:12 - New Revised Standard Version The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The disciples answered, Lord, if he is sleeping, he will recover. American Standard Version (1901) The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover. Common English Bible The disciples said, “Lord, if he’s sleeping, he will get well.” Catholic Public Domain Version And so his disciples said, "Lord, if he is sleeping, he shall be healthy." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His disciples therefore said: Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. |
he said, “Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him.
After saying this, he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.”
Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep.