George Leo Haydock, on John 11:11

“These things he said; and after that he said to them: Lazarus our friend sleepeth; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.”

“Lazarus … sleepeth. It is strange that the disciples could imagine that Christ spoke of an ordinary sleep, and that he would go two or three days’ journey to awake him. Nothing but the fear and concern they were under, could make them think so. (Witham)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.