John 11:14

Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
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Cornelius a Lapide

AD 1637
Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. He showed Himself to be a prophet, yea, the Son of God, inasmuch as He reveals things secret and distant: for such was this death of Lazarus, which He here clearly declares, to take away the disciples" error as to his sleep. For the messenger had announced to Christ only his sickness, not his death.

John Chrysostom

AD 407
2. The former word He spoke, desiring to prove that He loved not boasting; but since they understood not, He added, He is dead.

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

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