John 11:11 (YLT)

Passage

These things he said, and after this he saith to them, `Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep, but I go on that I may awake him;'

Nearby Context

John 11:9 Jesus answered, `Are there not twelve hours in the day? if any one may walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because the light of this world he doth see;

John 11:10 and if any one may walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.'

John 11:11 These things he said, and after this he saith to them, `Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep, but I go on that I may awake him;'

John 11:12 therefore said his disciples, `Sir, if he hath fallen asleep, he will be saved;'

John 11:13 but Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that about the repose of sleep he speaketh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "things", "said", "after", "saith", "lazarus", "friend", "hath", and "fallen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "things" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "and if any one may walk in..." into verse 12's "therefore said his disciples Sir if he...", so "things" and "said" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "things" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.