John 11:7–16

⁷Then after this He ^*said to the disciples, “^aLet us go to Judea again.”

⁸The disciples ^*said to Him, “^aRabbi, the Jews were just now seeking ^bto stone You, and are You going there again?”

⁹Jesus answered, “^aAre there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

¹⁰“But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

¹¹He said these things, and after that He ^*said to them, “Our ^afriend Lazarus ^bhas fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him.”

¹²The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will ¹be saved from his sickness.”

¹³Now ^aJesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking of ¹actual sleep.

¹⁴So Jesus then said to them ¹plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

¹⁵and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him.”

^16aTherefore Thomas, who is called ^1bDidymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”