John 11:13

New English Translation

¹³(Now Jesus had been talking about^[a] his death, but they^[b] thought he had been talking about real sleep.)^[c]

John 11:13 tn Or “speaking about.”
John 11:13 tn Grk “these.”
John 11:13 tn Grk “the sleep of slumber”; this is a redundant expression to emphasize physical sleep as opposed to death.sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

John 11:13

King James Version

¹³Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

¹³Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.^(A)

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