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Soοὖνthe disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶsaidεἶπανto him,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεifεἰhe has fallen asleep,κεκοίμηταιhe will get well.”σωθήσεται
John 11:12
Study it in the app“So the disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:12, word by word
- the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- he has fallen asleepκεκοίμηταιkekoimētai
fall asleep
To fall into sleep, close one's eyes to rest.
Where else “kekoimētai” appears- he will get wellσωθήσεταιsōthēsetai
heal
To heal the sick.
Where else “sōthēsetai” appears
The context
11He said these things, and after this he says to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him up.”
12 · This verse (above)
13Now Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that he was speaking about the rest of sleep.
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?