John 11:13
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
KJV
εἰρήκει δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς περὶ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ. ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἔδοξαν ὅτι περὶ τῆς κοιμήσεως τοῦ ὕπνου λέγει.
Greek NT
Dixerat autem Jesus de morte ejus : illi autem putaverunt quia de dormitione somni diceret.
Vulgate
Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep.
ASV
But Jesus spoke of his death: and they thought that he spoke of the repose of sleep.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δοκέω
dokeo
verb · 62×
θάνατος
thanatos
noun · 120×
κοίμησις
koimesis
noun · 1×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἐρέω
ereo
verb · 96×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὕπνος
upnos
noun · 6×
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- John 11:11 — 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.
- Matt 9:24 — He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.