Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
Bible References
He saith
John 3:29
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.
John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.
Exodus 33:11
Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses returned to the camp, his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.
2 Chronicles 20:7
Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever?
Isaiah 41:8 “But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant ofAbraham My friend,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of
James 2:23
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.
Sleepeth
John 11:13
Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking of literal sleep.
Deuteronomy 31:16
The Lord said to Moses, “Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers; and this people will arise and play the harlot with the strange gods of the land, into the midst of which they are going, and will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.
Daniel 12:2 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.
Matthew 9:24
He said, “Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him.
Mark 5:39
And entering in, He *said to them, “Why make a commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is asleep.”
Acts 7:60
Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he fell asleep.
1 Corinthians 15:18
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
1 Thessalonians 4:14
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.