Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” New Living Translation The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!” English Standard Version The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” Berean Standard Bible His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.” Berean Literal Bible Therefore His disciples said, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well." King James Bible Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. New King James Version Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.” New American Standard Bible The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will come out of it.” NASB 1995 The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” NASB 1977 The disciples therefore said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” Legacy Standard Bible The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be saved from his sickness.” Amplified Bible The disciples answered, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” Christian Standard Bible Then the disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the disciples said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.” American Standard Version The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover. Contemporary English Version They replied, "Lord, if he is asleep, he will get better." English Revised Version The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover. GOD'S WORD® Translation His disciples said to him, "Lord, if he's sleeping, he'll get well." Good News Translation The disciples answered, "If he is asleep, Lord, he will get well." International Standard Version So the disciples told him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well." Majority Standard Bible His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.” NET Bible Then the disciples replied, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." New Heart English Bible Then the disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." Webster's Bible Translation Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleepeth he will do well. Weymouth New Testament "Master," said the disciples, "if he is asleep he will recover." World English Bible The disciples therefore said, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versiontherefore His disciples said, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be saved”; Berean Literal Bible Therefore His disciples said, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well." Young's Literal Translation therefore said his disciples, 'Sir, if he hath fallen asleep, he will be saved;' Smith's Literal Translation Then said his disciples, Lord, if he has been set to sleep, he shall be saved. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHis disciples therefore said: Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Catholic Public Domain Version And so his disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he shall be healthy.” New American Bible So the disciples said to him, “Master, if he is asleep, he will be saved.” New Revised Standard Version The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHis disciples said to him, Our Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get well. Aramaic Bible in Plain English His disciples were saying to him, “Our Lord, if he is sleeping, he is recovering health.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThen his disciples said: Lord, if he sleeps, he will be saved. Godbey New Testament Then the disciples said to Him, Lord, if he is asleep, he will be saved. Haweis New Testament Then said his disciples, Lord, if he is asleep, he will recover. Mace New Testament then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he will recover; Weymouth New Testament "Master," said the disciples, "if he is asleep he will recover." Worrell New Testament The disciples, therefore, said to Him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover!" Worsley New Testament Therefore his disciples said, Lord, if he sleep, he will do well. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Death of Lazarus…11After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.” 12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.” 13They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.… Cross References John 9:4 While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work. John 8:51 Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.” John 5:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. John 3:15-16 that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life. / For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 6:50-51 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” John 14:19 In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live. John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. John 12:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. John 7:39 He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. John 16:16 In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. / For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. 1 Corinthians 15:20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. Romans 6:9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him. Matthew 9:24 “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. Mark 5:39 He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.” Treasury of Scripture Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Jump to Previous Asleep Better Disciples Fallen Master Recover Resting Saved Sir Sleep Sleepeth SleepsJump to Next Asleep Better Disciples Fallen Master Recover Resting Saved Sir Sleep Sleepeth SleepsJohn 11 1. Jesus raises Lazarus, four days buried.45. Many Jews believe. 47. The high priests and Pharisees gather a council against Jesus. 49. Caiaphas prophesies. 54. Jesus hides himself. 55. At the Passover they enquire after him, and lay wait for him. His disciples replied The phrase "His disciples replied" indicates a direct response from the followers of Jesus. The Greek word for "disciples" is μαθηταί (mathētai), which means learners or students. This highlights the role of the disciples as those who are in a continuous process of learning from Jesus. Historically, discipleship in the Jewish context involved close, personal instruction and imitation of a teacher. The disciples' reply shows their engagement and concern, yet also their misunderstanding of Jesus' earlier statement about Lazarus. Lord if he is sleeping he will get better If he sleep, he shall do well.--More exactly, If he be fallen asleep, he shall be saved. There could be, therefore, no reason for His going, as the disease had passed the crisis. Sleep is given by the Rabbis as one of six favourable symptoms, and that it is so is a common-place in authors of all periods. From the apparent suddenness of the attack, and rapidity of the progress of the disease, it would seem to have been the "great fever" which was common in Palestine (comp. John 4:52, and especially Note on Luke 4:38), and in which sleep would be the sign that the fever had ceased. Verse 12. - The disciples therefore say unto him, Lord, if he have fallen asleep, he will recover. Wunsche quotes 'Berach,' fol. 57, b, "Sleep is a good sign for the sick." The language of the disciples is somewhat remarkable; at least their misunderstanding is puzzling (Reuss and Strauss think it is a sign of the unhistorical); but it probably arose out of the statement, made two days before, that "the sickness was not unto death," and from their eager and affectionate desire to prevent their Lord's retraining to Judaea. If he have fallen asleep, he well recover (be saved). The whole narrative is throbbing with deeper meanings than lie on the surface of it. The theory of the sanitary effects of sleep in fever are well known, and the rousing from such sleep might seem hazardous; but the disciples were catching at straws to save their Master.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Hisαὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. disciples μαθηταὶ (mathētai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. replied, Εἶπαν (Eipan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Lord, Κύριε (Kyrie) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. he is sleeping, κεκοίμηται (kekoimētai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2837: From keimai; to put to sleep, i.e. to slumber; figuratively, to decease. he will get better.” σωθήσεται (sōthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4982: To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect. Links John 11:12 NIVJohn 11:12 NLT John 11:12 ESV John 11:12 NASB John 11:12 KJV John 11:12 BibleApps.com John 11:12 Biblia Paralela John 11:12 Chinese Bible John 11:12 French Bible John 11:12 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 11:12 The disciples therefore said Lord if he (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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