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NASB | John 11:11 This He said, and after that He *said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 11:11 He said this, and after that said, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him." |
Subject: Where was Lazarus for 4 days? |
Bible Note: 1) so if lego and sermeron are on close proximity only three times, then we can hardly make a generalisation of how they are used.\ 2) sorry i dont exactly understand this point 3) most major translators believe that we are concious after death, also as i said this text is easily swayed by ones preconcieved ideas 4) "I say today.." emphasises what he is about to say. similar maybe to "im telling you now!...". consider the situation the thief is in, he definately needed reassurance at that time. and now some points i would like to add: 1. Remember there are 65 clear texts where scripture refers to death as resting in sleep. How can we use one or two obscure references to build a doctrine. 2. Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." this may on the surface seem to be a indication that Jesus and the thief would go straight to heaven when they died. But notice this next text when Jesus had been resurrected from death on sunday he said to mary "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" (John 20:17) 3. There are a few other places in the Bible where the translators have obviously misplaced a comma, such is the case in Acts 19:12 in the KJV. compare it with the NIV version |