John 11:13
How be it Iesus spake of his deeth: but they thought yt he had spoke of ye naturall slepe.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
In Context
12Then sayde his disciples: Lorde yf he slepe he shall do well ynough.
14Then sayde Iesus vnto the playnly Lazarus is deed
Cross References
Matthew 9:24he sayde vnto them: Get you hence for ye mayde is not deed but slepeth. And they laughed hym to scorne.
Matthew Henry on John 11:2-17
The Death of Lazarus. 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister,… Read the whole commentary →