Bible Strands
John 11:35
Jesus wept.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus stands at Lazarus’s tomb after asking where his body was placed, responding to Mary and the accompanying Jews.
The words — The text records ἐδάκρυσεν (edakrusen), translated literally as "wept," describing Jesus' direct physical reaction to the scene.
The thread — This action aligns with Jesus weeping over Jerusalem in Luke 19:41 and demonstrates the high priest who sympathizes with human weaknesses in Hebrews 4:15.
Why it lands — The verse states Jesus wept before any miracle occurs, requiring readers to accept that divine love validates human grief rather than bypassing it.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Jesus wept.
Cross-references
- Luke 19:41 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
- Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
- John 11:33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
- Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
- Psalms 119:136 My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
- Jeremiah 13:17 But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
- Job 30:25 Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
- Hebrews 2:16 For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.
- Genesis 43:30 Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
- Psalms 35:13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.