Christian Standard Bible

John 11:35

35Jesus wept.

John 11:35 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)Jesus wept.
New International Version (NIV)Jesus wept.
English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus wept.
New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus wept.

Context of John 11:35

33When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, he was deeply moved in his spirit and troubled. 34“Where have you put him?” he asked. “Lord,” they told him, “come and see.” Jesus wept. 36So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37But some of them said, “Couldn’t he who opened the blind man’s eyes also have kept this man from dying?”

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John 11:35 word by word

ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
weptδακρύωdakruō · to weepG1145

Cross-references for John 11:35

John 11:33When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, he was deeply moved in his spirit and troubled.
Genesis 43:30Joseph hurried out because he was overcome with emotion for his brother, and he was about to weep. He went into an inner room and wept there.
Job 30:25Have I not wept for those who have fallen on hard times? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
Psalms 35:13Yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, and my prayer was genuine.
Psalms 119:136My eyes pour out streams of tears because people do not follow your instruction.
Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him.
Isaiah 63:9In all their suffering, he suffered, and the angel of his presence saved them. He redeemed them because of his love and compassion; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of the past.
Jeremiah 9:1If my head were a flowing spring, my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night over the slain of my dear people.
Jeremiah 13:17But if you will not listen, my innermost being will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, for the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
Jeremiah 14:17You are to speak this word to them: Let my eyes overflow with tears; day and night may they not stop, for my dearest people have been destroyed by a crushing blow, an extremely severe wound.
Lamentations 1:16I weep because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to keep me alive. My children are desolate because the enemy has prevailed.
Luke 19:11As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.
Romans 9:2that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
Hebrews 2:16For it is clear that he does not reach out to help angels, but to help Abraham’s offspring.
Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin.

Commentaries on John 11:35

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35Jesus wept - The least verse in the Bible, yet inferior to none. Some of the ruthless ancients, improperly styled fathers of the Church, thought that weeping was a degradation of the character of Christ; and therefore, according to the testimony of Epiphanius, Anchorat. c. 13, razed out of the Gospel of St. Luke the place ( Luke 19:41;) where Christ is said to have wept over Jerusalem.Read the comment
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Jesus wept - It has been remarked that this is the shortest verse in the Bible; but it is exceedingly important and tender. It shows the Lord Jesus as a friend, a tender friend, and evinces his character as a man. And from this we learn: 1.That the most tender personal friendship is not inconsistent with the most pure religion. Piety binds stronger the ties of friendship, makes more tender the emotions of love, and seals and sanctifies the affections of…Read the comment
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-46Verses 33-46 Christ's tender sympathy with these afflicted friends, appeared by the troubles of his spirit. In all the afflictions of believers he is afflicted. His concern for them was shown by his kind inquiry after the remains of his deceased friend. Being found in fashion as a man, he acts in the way and manner of the sons of men. It was shown by his tears. He was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. Tears of compassion resemble those of…Read the comment
Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-57The resurrection of Lazarus points to the future death and resurrection of Jesus. The description of Lazarus’s tomb is similar to the description of the tomb Jesus was placed in after he died (11:38, 44; 20:1, 7). Both accounts mention a cave and burial cloths. These details connect the two events and help us see that Lazarus’s story is a sign. Soon after Lazarus was raised, a woman anointed Jesus for burial (12:3). This act prepared him for his coming…Read the comment
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3833-38. When Jesus ... saw her weeping, and the Jews ... weeping ... he groaned in the spirit--the tears of Mary and her friends acting sympathetically upon Jesus, and drawing forth His emotions. What a vivid and beautiful outcoming of His "real" humanity! The word here rendered "groaned" does not mean "sighed" or "grieved," but rather "powerfully checked his emotion"--made a visible effort to restrain those tears which were ready to gush from His eyes…Read the comment

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