JOHN 11:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.”
Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep — John clarifies the misunderstanding: Jesus spoke of Lazarus's death (thanatos), while the disciples understood only the literal sleep that precedes recovery. The narrative pattern is characteristic: Jesus speaks in spiritual/theological language; the disciples misunderstand; Jesus clarifies.
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