John 11:11-14

New International Version

¹¹After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend^(A) Lazarus has fallen asleep;^(B) but I am going there to wake him up.”

¹²His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” ¹³Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.^(C)

¹⁴So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

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John 11:11-14

English Standard Version

¹¹After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus ^(A)has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” ¹²The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” ¹³Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. ¹⁴Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died,

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John 11:11-14

New American Standard Bible

¹¹This He said, and after this He *said to them, “Our ^(A)friend Lazarus ^(B)has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may awaken him from sleep.” ¹²The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will ^[a]come out of it.” ¹³Now ^(C)Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about ^[b]actual sleep. ¹⁴So Jesus then said to them plainly, “Lazarus died,