Verse 39

He went inside and said to them, 'Why are you making such a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.'

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  • Acts 20:10 : 10 But Paul went down, threw himself on him, and put his arms around him. He said, 'Do not be alarmed, for his life is still in him.'
  • 1 Cor 11:30 : 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
  • 1 Thess 4:13-14 : 13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep.
  • 1 Thess 5:10 : 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
  • Dan 12:2 : 2 Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
  • John 11:11-13 : 11 After he said this, he told them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him up.' 12 The disciples said to him, 'Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.' 13 Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought he was referring to natural sleep.