11 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."
12 His disciples replied, "Lord, if he's sleeping, he will get better."
13 Jesus had been speaking about the death of Lazarus. But his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.
14 So then he told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead.
15 For your benefit, I am glad I was not there. Now you will believe. But let us go to him."
16 Then Thomas, who was called Didymus, spoke to the rest of the disciples. "Let us go also," he said. "Then we can die with Jesus."
17 When Jesus arrived, he found out that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.