John 11:13
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.”
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
θάνατος
death
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θάνατος
Death. Thanatos. O death where is your sting? Death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus did not just survive death. He destroyed its power for everyone who believes.
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λέγω
He speaks.
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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δοκέω
thought
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δοκέω
compare the base of G1166 (δεικνύω)) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
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ὕπνος
of sleep
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ὕπνος
sleep, i.e. (figuratively) spiritual torpor
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κοίμησις
rest
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κοίμησις
sleeping, i.e. (by implication) repose
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ἔπω
Had spoken
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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