What does John 11:12 mean? This statement corresponds to Jesus' remarks to the messenger who first brought news of Lazarus' illness (John 11:1–4).

If he sleep Soundly, quietly, and comfortably, and takes rest in it: he shall do well; or "be saved" from the disease; he will be delivered from it.

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.

The disciples, upon hearing that Lazarus is “asleep,” assume this implies a positive sign for recovery and express concern that there is no need to intervene.

John is carefully picking out certain incidents in the life of Jesus by which he might prove that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

In this chapter, He returns to resurrect a recently-departed friend, Lazarus. That results in a renewed commitment from Jerusalem's religious leaders to have ...

Lazarus had fallen asleep and Jesus was going to wake him up therein proclaiming His deliberate intentions of raising him from the dead.

David Guzik commentary on John 11 describes Mary and Martha calling for Jesus to heal Lazarus, who dies, but Jesus raises him from the dead.

In John 11-12, Jesus raises Lazarus as a way to point to his own death and resurrection. Unlike Lazarus, who eventually died again, Jesus will rise and ...

One of the central themes of this passage is the concept of spiritual awakening and resurrection. Jesus uses the metaphor of sleep to describe Lazarus' death, ...