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Thus he spoke, and then he said to them, "Our friend Laz'arus has fallen asleep, but I go to awake him out of sleep."
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The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."
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Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
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Then Jesus told them plainly, "Laz'arus is dead;
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and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."
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