John 11:11

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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.

He saith

Sleepeth

Bible References

He saith

He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This therefore my joy is fulfilled.

Greater love has no man than this, that some man lay down his life for his friends.

And LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend, and he turned again into the camp. But his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart out of the tent.

Did thou not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend forever?

But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, and he was called a friend of God.

Sleepeth

But Jesus had spoken about his death, but those men thought that he was speaking about the restfulness of sleep.

And LORD said to Moses, Behold, thou shall sleep with thy fathers. And this people will rise up, and play the harlot after the strange gods of the land where they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant whic

And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

he says to them, Depart, for the little girl did not die, but sleeps. And they ridiculed him.

And when he entered in, he says to them, Why do ye make a commotion, and weep? The child did not die, but sleeps.

And having knelt down, he cried out in a great voice, Lord, place not this sin to them. And after saying this, he slept.

Then also those who slept in Christ have perished.

For if we believe that Jesus died and arose, so also those who became asleep through Jesus, God will bring with him.

So that, whether we are awake or sleep, we should live together with him.