<p>11:13 <i>Now Jesus had spoken of Lazarus' death; but they thought that he spoke of Lazarus taking rest in sleep</i>- See on :12. Constantly, the figurative is taken literally by them, and they only think of the secular rather than the spiritual. This was just as the Jewish leaders did. So it is not that the disciples understood the Lord better than they did; they had the same misunderstandings as the Jews, but somehow believed in Him. This observation is proof enough that intellectual clarity of understanding is not the same as faith.</p>