Reference

Matthew 9:24

He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
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But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

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And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

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He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

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But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

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And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

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Death as Sleep
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Death as Sleep

The verse explicitly states "the maid is not dead, but sleepeth," suggesting a distinction between death and sleep, rather than equating them. The laughter of the crowd also implies they understood his statement as a literal claim of sleep, not a metaphorical description of death.