World English Bible
"Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep."
— John 11:13, World English Bible
“Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.”
“Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep. ”
“(Now Jesus had been talking about his death, but they thought he had been talking about real sleep.)”
“But Jesus spoke of his death: and they thought that he spoke of the repose of sleep.”
“Jesus, however, was talking of his death: but they had the idea that he was talking about taking rest in sleep.”
“Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.”
But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light isn't in him."
He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."
The disciples therefore said, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."
Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
So Jesus said to them plainly then, "Lazarus is dead.
I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let's go to him."
Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, "Let's go also, that we may die with him."