7. Then he said to his disciples, “Now we will go back to Judea.”
8. “Teacher,” they said, “the people there want to stone you to death! Why do you want to go back?”
9. Jesus answered, “Aren't there twelve hours in each day? If you walk during the day, you will have light from the sun, and you won't stumble.
10. But if you walk during the night, you will stumble, because you don't have any light.”
11. Then he told them, “Our friend Lazarus is asleep, and I am going there to wake him up.”
12. They replied, “Lord, if he is asleep, he will get better.”
13. Jesus really meant that Lazarus was dead, but they thought he was talking only about sleep.
14. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead!
15. I am glad that I wasn't there, because now you will have a chance to put your faith in me. Let's go to him.”