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Holman Christian Standard Bible
13 Jesus, however, was speaking about his death, but they thought He was speaking about natural sleep.
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English Standard Version
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
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King James Version
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
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The Message Bible
13 Jesus was talking about death, while his disciples thought he was talking about taking a nap.
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New American Standard Bible
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking of literal sleep.
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New International Version
13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.
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New King James Version
13 However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.
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New Living Translation
13 They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
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New Revised Standard
13 Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep.
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American Standard Version
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep.
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The Bible in Basic English
13 Jesus, however, was talking of his death: but they had the idea that he was talking about taking rest in sleep.
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Common English Bible
13 They thought Jesus meant that Lazarus was in a deep sleep, but Jesus had spoken about Lazarus' death.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
13 They thought Jesus meant that Lazarus was in a deep sleep, but Jesus had spoken about Lazarus' death.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
13 Now Yeshua had used the phrase to speak about El`azar's death, but they thought he had been talking literally about sleep.
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The Darby Translation
13 But Jesus spoke of his death, but *they* thought that he spoke of the rest of sleep.
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Good News Translation
13 Jesus meant that Lazarus had died, but they thought he meant natural sleep.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
13 Jesus meant that Lazarus had died, but they thought he meant natural sleep.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
13 Jesus meant that Lazarus was dead, but the disciples thought Jesus meant that Lazarus was only sleeping.
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Hebrew Names Version
13 Now Yeshua had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
13 But Jesus had spoken of his death, and they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
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Lexham English Bible
13 (Now Jesus had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was speaking about {real sleep}.)
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New Century Version
13 Jesus meant that Lazarus was dead, but his followers thought he meant Lazarus was really sleeping.
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New International Reader's Version
13 Jesus had been speaking about the death of Lazarus. But his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
13 Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
13 But Jesus spoke of his death: and they thought that he spoke of the repose of sleep.
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Revised Standard Version
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
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SBL Greek New Testament
13 εἰρήκει δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς περὶ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ. ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἔδοξαν ὅτι περὶ τῆς κοιμήσεως τοῦ ὕπνου λέγει.
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Third Millennium Bible
13 However Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He had spoken of the taking of rest in sleep.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
13 However Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He had spoken of the taking of rest in sleep.
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Tyndale
13 How be it Iesus spake of his deeth: but they thought yt he had spoke of ye naturall slepe.
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The Latin Vulgate
13 dixerat autem Iesus de morte eius illi autem putaverunt quia de dormitione somni diceret
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
13 dixerat autem Iesus de morte eius illi autem putaverunt quia de dormitione somni diceret
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The Webster Bible
13 Now Jesus spoke of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking rest in sleep.
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World English Bible
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
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Weymouth New Testament
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought He referred to the rest taken in ordinary sleep.
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Wycliffe
13 But Jesus had said of his death; but they guessed, that he said of [the] sleeping of sleep.
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Young's Literal Translation
13 but Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that about the repose of sleep he speaketh.
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