John 11:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.”

John 11:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 11:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 11:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.”

John 11:13 — World English Bible

John 11:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep.”

John 11:13 — American Standard Version

John 11:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“but Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that about the repose of sleep he speaketh.”

John 11:13 — Young's Literal Translation

John 11:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that he spoke of the rest of sleep.”

John 11:13 — Darby Translation

John 11:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Howbeit, Iesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of the naturall sleepe.”

John 11:13 — Geneva Bible

John 11:13 in Context — John 11

11 Ele falou estas coisas; e depois disto, disse-lhes: Lázaro, nosso amigo, dorme; mas vou para despertá-lo do sono.

12 Disseram pois seus discípulos: Senhor, se [ele] dorme, será salvo.

13 Mas Jesus dizia [isto] de sua morte; porém eles pensavam que falava do repouso do sono.

14 Então pois lhes disse Jesus claramente: Lázaro está morto.

15 E me alegro, por causa de vós, que eu não estivesse lá, para que creiais; porém vamos até ele.

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What Does John 11:13 Mean?

John 11:13 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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