John 11:12-16

The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will come out of it.”

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

So Jesus then said to them plainly, “Lazarus died,

and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let’s go to him.”

Therefore Thomas, who was called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s also go, so that we may die with Him!”