After he said this, Jesus went on speaking to them.“ Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep,” he said.“ But I am going there to wake him up.”

耶稣说了这话，随后对他们说：“我们的朋友拉撒路睡了，我去叫醒他。”

耶稣说了这些话，随后对他们说：“我们的朋友拉撒路睡了，我去叫醒他。”

耶稣说了这些话，随后对他们说：“我们的朋友拉撒路睡了，我去叫醒他。”

接着耶稣又说：“我们的朋友拉撒路已经睡了，我去叫醒他。”

耶稣说完了这些话，跟着又对他们说：“我们的朋友拉撒路睡了，我要去唤醒他。”

耶稣讲了这些话，然后对他们说：“我们的朋友拉撒路睡了，我要去叫醒他。”

耶穌說了這話，隨後對他們說：「我們的朋友拉撒路睡了，我去叫醒他。」

耶穌說了這些話，隨後對他們說：「我們的朋友拉撒路睡了，我去叫醒他。」

耶穌說了這些話，隨後對他們說：「我們的朋友拉撒路睡了，我去叫醒他。」

接著耶穌又說：「我們的朋友拉撒路已經睡了，我去叫醒他。」

耶穌說完了這些話，跟著又對他們說：“我們的朋友拉撒路睡了，我要去喚醒他。”

說了這些話以後，就對他們說：『我們的朋友拉撒路睡着了；但是我要去叫醒他。』

耶穌講了這些話，然後對他們說：「我們的朋友拉撒路睡了，我要去叫醒他。」

言竟、又曰、我儕之友拉撒路寢矣、我往寤之、

言竟、又曰、我友拉撒路寢、我往醒之、

既言此、又曰、我儕之友拉撒路寢、我往醒之、

既又曰：『吾輩之友賴柴魯睡矣、吾將醒之。』

After he had said this, he went on to tell them,“ Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.”

After saying these things, he said to them,“ Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.”

Then he said,“ Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.”

He said this, and then he told them,“ Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I’m on my way to wake him up.”

This He said, and after this He* said to them,“ Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may awaken him from sleep.”

These things He said, and after that He said to them,“ Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”

These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

He said this, and then He told them,“ Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I’m on My way to wake him up.”

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

After he said this, he added,“ Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going there to awaken him.”

He said these things, and after that, he said to them,“ Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”

Many people who lie dead in their graves will wake up. Some will rise up to life that will never end. Others will rise up to shame that will never end.

He went inside. Then he said to them,“ Why all this confusion and sobbing? The child is not dead. She is only sleeping.”

Then he fell on his knees. He cried out,“ Lord! Don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he died.

He said,“ Go away. The girl is not dead. She is sleeping.” But they laughed at him.

We believe that Jesus died and rose again. When he returns, many who believe in him will have died already. We believe that God will bring them back with Jesus.This agrees with what the Lord has said. When the Lord comes, many of us will still be alive. We tell you that we will certainly not go up before those who have died.

Jesus had been speaking about the death of Lazarus. But his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.

That is why it is said,“ Wake up, sleeper. Rise from the dead. Then Christ will shine on you.”

Jesus died for us. Some will be alive when he comes. Others will be dead. Either way, we will live together with him.

Listen! I am telling you a mystery. We will not all die. But we will all be changed.

Tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

So the sisters sent a message to Jesus.“ Lord,” they told him,“ the one you love is sick.”

The Lord would speak to Moses face to face like one would speak to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp. But Joshua, his young helper, didn’t leave the tent. Joshua was the son of Nun.

Our God, you drove out the people who lived in this land. You drove them out to make room for your people Israel. You gave this land forever to those who belong to the family line of your friend Abraham.

The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,“ You are going to join the members of your family who have already died. The Israelites will not be faithful to me. They will soon join themselves to the false gods that are worshiped in the land they are entering. The people will desert me. They will break the covenant I made with them.

You should come back to your senses and stop sinning. Some of you don’t know anything about God. I say this to make you ashamed.

The bride belongs to the groom. The friend who helps the groom waits and listens for him. He is full of joy when he hears the groom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

That is what Scripture means where it says,“ Abraham believed God. God accepted Abraham because he believed. So his faith made him right with God.”( Genesis 15:6) And that’s not all. God called Abraham his friend.

No one has greater love than the one who gives their life for their friends.You are my friends if you do what I command.I do not call you slaves anymore. Slaves do not know their master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends. I have told you everything I learned from my Father.

What I’m about to tell you is true. A time is coming for me to give life. In fact, it has already begun. The dead will hear the voice of the Son of God. Those who hear it will live.The Father has life in himself. He has allowed the Son also to have life in himself.And the Father has given him the authority to judge. This is because he is the Son of Man.“ Do not be amazed at this. A time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice.They will all come out of their graves. People who have done what is good will rise and live again. People who have done what is evil will rise and be found guilty.

Then Jesus called in a loud voice. He said,“ Lazarus, come out!”The dead man came out. His hands and feet were wrapped with strips of linen. A cloth was around his face. Jesus said to them,“ Take off the clothes he was buried in and let him go.”

The Lord says,“ People of Israel, you are my servants. Family of Jacob, I have chosen you. You are the children of my friend Abraham.

Those who have died believing in Christ are also lost.