John 11:13

However Jesus spoke of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
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Cornelius a Lapide

AD 1637
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death, &c. Because they took the "sleepeth" simply, not symbolically, of death, as Christ meant it.

Cyril of Alexandria

AD 444
They, not understanding the force of the words, thought that Jesus spake of taking rest in sleep, which when sick men can do, they generally experience refreshment; wherefore the disciples say: "It is not worth while to go and disturb Lazarus from his sleep, for it does not benefit a sick man to awake him out of sleep." And this they said, wishing to hinder Him from the journey by remarking that it was not meet to go into the midst of those murderers for the sake of doing something which would produce no good result.

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation - 2 Peter 1:20

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