Parallel Verses

NET Bible

After he said this, he added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going there to awaken him."

New American Standard Bible

This He said, and after that He *said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

He said this, and then He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I’m on My way to wake him up.”

International Standard Version

These were the things he said. Then after this, he told them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I'm leaving to wake him up."

A Conservative Version

He spoke these things, and after this he says to them, Our friend Lazarus has become asleep, but I go that I may awake him.

American Standard Version

These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

Amplified

He said this, and after that said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him.”

An Understandable Version

After saying these things He said to His disciples, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him up."

Anderson New Testament

Thus spoke he; and after this he said to them: Our friend Lazarus sleeps; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.

Bible in Basic English

These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.

Common New Testament

These things he said, and after that he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to wake him up."

Daniel Mace New Testament

thus he entertain'd them: and after that, he said to them, our friend Lazarus is asleep; but I am going to awake him.

Darby Translation

These things said he; and after this he says to them, Lazarus, our friend, is fallen asleep, but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.

Godbey New Testament

He spoke these things: and after this He says to them, Our friend Lazarus is asleep; and I go that I may awaken him.

Goodspeed New Testament

He told them this, and then he added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him."

John Wesley New Testament

Thus he spake, and after that he saith to them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go to awake him.

Julia Smith Translation

These things said he: and after this he says to them, Lazarus our friend has been set to sleep; but I go, that I might waken him.

King James 2000

These things said he: and after that he said unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He said these [things], and after this he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I can awaken him."

Modern King James verseion

He said these things; and after that He said to them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps. But I go so that I may awaken him out of sleep.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

This said he. And after that he said unto them, "Our friend Lazarus sleepeth, but I go to wake him out of sleep."

Moffatt New Testament

This he said, then added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; I am going to waken him."

Montgomery New Testament

This he said, then told them, "Lazarus, our friend, has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him."

New Heart English Bible

He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."

Noyes New Testament

This he spoke, and afterwards said to them, Our friend Lazarus hath fallen asleep; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.

Sawyer New Testament

He said these things, and after this he said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go that I may awake him.

The Emphasized Bible

These things, he said, and, after this, he saith unto them - Lazarus, our dear friend, hath fallen asleep; but I am going, that I may awake him.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

These things said he: and after that he saith to them, Our friend Lazarus is asleep; but I go to waken him up.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And, when he had said this, he added: "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going that I may wake him."

Webster

These things he said: and after that he saith to them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.

Weymouth New Testament

He said this, and afterwards He added, "Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, but I will go and wake him."

Williams New Testament

He said this, and after that He added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him."

World English Bible

He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."

Worrell New Testament

These things He spake; and after this He saith to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going to awake him out of sleep."

Worsley New Testament

Having thus answered them, He afterwards saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is asleep; but I am going to awake him.

Youngs Literal Translation

These things he said, and after this he saith to them, 'Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep, but I go on that I may awake him;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ταῦτα 
Tauta 
Usage: 188

said he
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

τοῦτο 
Touto 
ἵνα 
Hina 
this, therefore Trans, that, for this cause , wherefore , it, not tr,
that, to,
Usage: 232
Usage: 472

he saith
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


Usage: 0

Our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

φίλος 
Philos 
Usage: 11

Λάζαρος 
Lazaros 
Usage: 8

κοιμάω 
Koimao 
Usage: 16

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

I go
πορεύομαι 
Poreuomai 
go, depart, walk, go way,
Usage: 101

ἐξυπνίζω 
Exupnizo 
Usage: 0

him

Usage: 0

Context Readings

Lazarus Dies

10 But if anyone walks around at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him." 11 After he said this, he added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going there to awaken him." 12 Then the disciples replied, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."


Cross References

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake -- some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.

Acts 7:60

Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" When he had said this, he died.

Mark 5:39

When he entered he said to them, "Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep."

John 11:13

(Now Jesus had been talking about his death, but they thought he had been talking about real sleep.)

Exodus 33:11

The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, the way a person speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his servant, Joshua son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the tent.

Deuteronomy 31:16

Then the Lord said to Moses, "You are about to die, and then these people will begin to prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land into which they are going. They will reject me and break my covenant that I have made with them.

2 Chronicles 20:7

Our God, you drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession to the descendants of your friend Abraham.

Isaiah 41:8

"You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

Matthew 9:24

he said, "Go away, for the girl is not dead but asleep." And they began making fun of him.

Matthew 27:52

And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.

John 3:29

The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.

John 5:25-29

I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming -- and is now here -- when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

John 11:3

So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick."

John 11:43-44

When he had said this, he shouted in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

John 15:13-15

No one has greater love than this -- that one lays down his life for his friends.

1 Corinthians 15:18

Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have also perished.

1 Corinthians 15:34

Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God -- I say this to your shame!

1 Corinthians 15:51

Listen, I will tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed --

Ephesians 5:14

For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says: "Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!"

1 Thessalonians 4:14-15

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also we believe that God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep as Christians.

1 Thessalonians 5:10

He died for us so that whether we are alert or asleep we will come to life together with him.

James 2:23

And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness," and he was called God's friend.

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