John 11:13

John 11:13

11 These things He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus ^asleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”

12 Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.”

13 However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.

14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.”

16 Then ^aThomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.”

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

<< John 11:12

John 11:14 >>

Had spoken (eirhkei). Past perfect of eipon (erw). The disciples had misunderstood Christ's metaphor for death.

That he spake (oti legei). Present active indicative retained in indirect discourse after the secondary tense (edocan).

Of taking rest in sleep (peri thv koimhsewv tou upou). Only use of koimhsiv (from koimaw) in the N.T., but it also was used of death (Sirach 46:19). upnou (in sleep) is objective genitive of upnov (sleep, Matthew 1:24).

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 11:13:**

John 5:39
John 11:15

<< John 11:12

John 11:14 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.