For to men she was dead, who were unable to raise her up; but to God she was asleep, in whose purpose both the soul was living, and the flesh was resting, to rise again. Whence it became a custom amongst Christians, that the dead, who, they doubt not, will rise again, should be said to sleep.
It goes on, “And they laughed Him to scorn.”
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).