John 11:11-16

Christian Standard Bible

¹¹ He said this, and then he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep,^(A) but I’m on my way to wake him up.”

¹² Then the disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.”

¹³ Jesus, however, was speaking about his death, but they thought he was speaking about natural sleep. ¹⁴ So Jesus then told them plainly, “Lazarus has died. ¹⁵ I’m glad for you that I wasn’t there so that you may believe. But let’s go to him.”

¹⁶ Then Thomas^(B) (called “Twin”^[a]) said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go too so that we may die with him.”