John 11:13

NETBible

(Now Jesus had been talking about 1  his death, but they 2  thought he had been talking about real sleep.) 3 

NIV ©

Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.

NASB ©

Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking of literal sleep.

NLT ©

They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was having a good night’s rest, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.

MSG ©

Jesus was talking about death, while his disciples thought he was talking about taking a nap.

BBE ©

Jesus, however, was talking of his death: but they had the idea that he was talking about taking rest in sleep.

NRSV ©

Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep.

NKJV ©

However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.

KJV
Howbeit
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Jesus
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spake
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of
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his
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death
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but
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they
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thought
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that
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he had spoken
<3004> (5719)
of
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taking of rest
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in sleep
<5258>_.
NASB ©
Now
<1161>
Jesus
<2424>
had spoken
<3004>
of his death
<2288>
, but they thought
<1380>
that He was speaking
<3004>
of literal
<2838>
sleep
<5258>
.
NET [draft] ITL
(Now
<1161>
Jesus
<2424>
had been talking
<2046>
about
<4012>
his
<846>
death
<2288>
, but
<1161>
they thought
<1380>
he had been talking
<3004>
about
<4012>
real
<2838>
sleep
<5258>
.)
GREEK
eirhkei
<2046> (5715)
V-LAI-3S-ATT
de
<1161>
CONJ
o
<3588>
T-NSM
ihsouv
<2424>
N-NSM
peri
<4012>
PREP
tou
<3588>
T-GSM
yanatou
<2288>
N-GSM
autou
<846>
P-GSM
ekeinoi
<1565>
D-NPM
de
<1161>
CONJ
edoxan
<1380> (5656)
V-AAI-3P
oti
<3754>
CONJ
peri
<4012>
PREP
thv
<3588>
T-GSF
koimhsewv
<2838>
N-GSF
tou
<3588>
T-GSM
upnou
<5258>
N-GSM
legei
<3004> (5719)
V-PAI-3S
NETBible

(Now Jesus had been talking about 1  his death, but they 2  thought he had been talking about real sleep.) 3 

NET Notes

1 tn Or “speaking about.”

2 tn Grk “these.”

3 tn Grk “the sleep of slumber”; this is a redundant expression to emphasize physical sleep as opposed to death.

3 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.