João 11:14

14 Então Jesus lhes disse claramente: Lázaro morreu;

João 11:14 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:14

Then said Jesus unto them plainly
Without a figure, when he perceived they did not understand him, and yet it was a very easy and usual metaphor which he had made use of; but such was the present stupidity of their minds, that they did not take in his meaning: wherefore, without reproaching them with it, he said to them in so many words,

Lazarus is dead.
The Persic version reads, "Lazarus is dead indeed", as he really was.

João 11:14 In-Context

12 Disseram-lhe, pois, os discípulos: Senhor, se dorme, ficará bom.

13 Mas Jesus falara da sua morte; eles, porém, entenderam que falava do repouso do sono.

14 Então Jesus lhes disse claramente: Lázaro morreu;

15 e, por vossa causa, folgo de que eu lá não estivesse, para para que creiais; mas vamos ter com ele.

16 Disse, pois, Tomé, chamado Dídimo, aos seus condiscípulos: Vamos nós também, para morrermos com ele.