John 11:13

13 dixerat autem Iesus de morte eius illi autem putaverunt quia de dormitione somni diceret

John 11:13 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:13

Howbeit Jesus spake of his death
Under the figurative phrase of sleeping:

but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep;
in a literal and natural sense.

John 11:13 In-Context

11 haec ait et post hoc dicit eis Lazarus amicus noster dormit sed vado ut a somno exsuscitem eum
12 dixerunt ergo discipuli eius Domine si dormit salvus erit
13 dixerat autem Iesus de morte eius illi autem putaverunt quia de dormitione somni diceret
14 tunc ergo dixit eis Iesus manifeste Lazarus mortuus est
15 et gaudeo propter vos ut credatis quoniam non eram ibi sed eamus ad eum
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