John 11:7-16

7 and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”

8 “But Rabbi,” they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?”

9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light.

10 It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”

11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.”

12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.”

13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.

14 So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

16 Then Thomas (also known as Didymus^[a] ) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”

Cross References

• 1. John 10:40
• 2. S Matthew 23:7
• 3. John 8:59; John 10:31
• 4. John 9:4; John 12:35
• 5. ver 3
• 6. S Matthew 9:24; Acts 7:60
• 7. Matthew 9:24
• 8. Matthew 10:3; John 14:5; John 20:24-28; John 21:2; Acts 1:13

Footnotes

• [a] "Thomas" (Aramaic) and "Didymus" (Greek) both mean "twin" .